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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Interesting that you mentioned Tolkein, since he had a " day job" that he didn't quit. |
Besides academic writers, I can think of two others that kept their day jobs, too, Gene Wolfe (mechanical engineer and editor of an engineering mag) and Vernor Vinge (professor of mathematics at UC San Diego, I believe). I doubt writing is a good career choice, based on the writers I know. They all teach classes or do other things to make ends meet.