This post by Alexander M. Zoltai originally appeared on his Notes From An Alien site on 5/13/14.
I’ve written many posts about writers and money.
Some folks think that only the journalist-type or the non-fiction writer should think about making money…
Some folks think that fiction writers shouldn’t consider money and only write for the love of the art…
Some folks think the new self-publishing juggernaut can slam them into the mega-sales bracket…
Thing is, there’s a bit of truth in all those ways of thinking—a bit…
The full truth about any individual’s chance of making money with their writing involves, at least, the following factors:
* How strong their desire is to make money
* How much money they can spare to help them make money
* How much time they have to spend working toward making money
* The choice of venues in which they’re willing to try to make money
From my experience, I’d recommend a writer soberly consider those factors; then, based on their deliberations, make a sound judgement about one more factor:
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