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Originally Posted by omk3
There is one thing to be said about money though. It can afford an artist the luxury to concentrate on his art, instead of worrying about everyday life. It also probably makes him compromise this art, even just a little, to ensure getting paid again. |
For traditionally published writers, it will also give the publisher a much bigger say in what goes into book. They won't want that kitten killing scene because then they will lose sales to people who like cats. They won't want the lead character to be an alcoholic Catholic priest because then the Catholics won't buy it.
About the only good thing to come from being a professional writer would be that they have more time to write, so they will write more books more often. At least until they reach the stage where they are making that much money from their old books that they don't need to write anymore.