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Originally Posted by theking
Well realistically...it is my understanding that even those authors whom have had a book or books published...only a very small percentage actually are able to make a living at writing.
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For sure. They say only about 5% of the members of the Writers Guild actually make more than about 5K a year off of it. It is something I have always wanted to do and just getting this book out will be a big step. If it sells well enough that I make some decent money on it that would be great. If not as long as the publisher believes in me and wants another I will write another. After that I would have to see where I stand and what I want with my life. If I was making some decent money writing, but it wasn't enough to live on I would probably continue and use it as savings/retirement/extra cash. If it was a full on failure where I made next to nothing then I would probably focus my efforts other things.
Writing is one of those strange things. You can have a great book and nobody buys it, but garbage will sell like wildfire. It is as much about marketing as it is about good writing.