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The other reason that writers earn so little is that most spend their own money promoting their books. If they don't, the books won't sell, and publishers will drop the writer. So if you invest your small advances into promotion, which includes traveling to a couple of reader/writer conventions every years, a "day" job is essential to pay the bills. Including writing and promoting time, plus wage-earning time, many writers work 70 a week. (I do, anyway.) But I love my life. The joy of storytelling and having people read my work and respond positively to it, makes it worthwhile.
L.J.
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