Finance
How to Make More Money From Your Writing
Artists do’t need to starve
People often have the wrong idea of a writer.
Many people have wanted to become a writer since they were little. They want to write perfect prose or poetry that makes people weep.
Often a writer is born because they were a reader. I know I was. I spent nearly every night up later than I should have been with my flashlight and Harry Potter books. And one day they hope to write books that force kids to stay up late reading.
Writers dream big dreams. They want to write books and articles. They want to touch people with the written word. A writer longs to spend their days crafting expertly written sentences, and to make characters to last well past the writer’s time.
And so we conjure the romantic notion of the writer as the reclusive artist in some office or writing studio. When we picture ourselves writing we aspire to be the artist working on our craft.
But, the truth of the matter is that writing has much less to do with art craftsmanship and much more to do with money.
Lots of money.
In fact, if one wants to be a writer it’s like any other business. One must chase the almighty dollar. It becomes a never ending…
