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I was recently tempted to
make a comment on a discussion forum relating to the earnings of writers and it prompted me to write this post.
There’s
a great deal of inflated expectation from new writers, or those who wish to
become professional writers. Many members of the public have grossly exaggerated
ideas of author’s earnings, largely driven by headlines concerning such popular
figures as JK Rowling and others. If you’re a new writer and you hope to make a
living at the craft, please think very carefully about what you’re going to do.
It’s true that some writers make a fortune, but the vast majority earn
insufficient to make a living.
One way of ensuring a
living wage is to become an employee working for a recognised organisation, of
course. Journalism is considered a great background for many forms of writing,
for example. Look into real job prospects, explore the reality of wages. But,
please, don’t give up the day job and set about penning your wonder novel
without understand the facts about writers’ earnings. So that you can do that
more fully, I’ve attached a few links to recent features below.
Please read these BEFORE
you go and tell your boss what he can do with his ******* job, won’t you?
There are more, if you do the usual Google search (or any other useful search engine) but this should give you enough to make you consider your options. Good luck if you decide to go ahead.
Of course, if you're a real writer, you'll write anyway: it's a compulsion for those of us with the disease and we're unable to ignore it, regardless of wealth or poverty. We do it because it's who we are.
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