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Originally Posted by BooksForABuck
It's true that authors don't make much. It's wrong, I think, to assume that we aren't capable of doing ANYTHING else and would continue writing and making our writings available without even the hope of compensation.
The hope of becoming read, of catching on, of becoming the next J. K. Rowling is highly motivating. If it became certain that there was no money to be had no matter how wonderful our works were, why wouldn't we switch to writing screenplays, song lyrics, or something else.
Like teenagers with their garage band, there's the joy in the process, but there's also the hope of catching that wonderful wave.
Then again, would J. K. Rowling have been able to complete the series if she'd had to spend her days at the welfare office? There's something to be said for compensating authors we love.
Rob Preece
Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com |
you know there are only so many hours in a day and if you spend a good portion of them at your job to pay the bills there is certainly less time to write. Thus, even if there is a book in there it takes time to get it out, perhaps years. And then there are all the other books that you would have thought of beyond that one if you had time to write them. Getting paid solves the problem of paying the bills and provides a lot more time to write.
Dale