[ SECRET POST #2618 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2618 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Why do you think people with 9-5 jobs aren't asked to do stuff for free, and/or vastly beneath the value of their actual work?

Also, I do write fiction professionally (as well as fanfic), and almost nobody makes enough money to live on that way. It's a nice bonus but it works out to something like a maximum of $1.15/hour after 10 years of sales!

[(Anonymous)]

Personally, I think it's because people see writing (and other creative arts) as Not Real Work. It's Art, meaning something you should do because you're inspired and passionate about it, which is partly true but kind of misses out on the fact that you can't buy groceries with inspiration and passion. If artists can't pay their bills and buy what they need to live, they're not going to have the time to make Art.

It's highly illogical as well. You wouldn't go to the mechanic and expect them to replace your car transmission because they love what they do; you'd pay them because you know it's hard work that you cannot/will not do yourself. Yet the very same people who read books don't view the creation of those books in the same way.

[(Anonymous)]

Why do you think people with 9-5 jobs aren't asked to do stuff for free, and/or vastly beneath the value of their actual work?

We are. All the damn time. Reality, check it.

[(Anonymous)]

Plenty of people make a living publishing these days. I started self-publishing through Kobo, B&N and KDP (Amazon) two years ago and I make between 2 and 5K per month with twelve books out. There are plenty of people who make more than me.

Go to the KBoards and look up people like JA Konrath, Hugh Howey, Elle Casey, HM Ward, Joe Nobody and Russell Blake. Their posts are invaluable and will tell you what you need to know. (There are plenty of other informative posters over there too.)

If you're good and put out a professional product, you'll make decent money.