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line , 56 % of respondents would qualify , if they relied solely on income from their writing . The survey also indicated that not only are many authors earning little , they are , since 2009 , also earning less . Overall , the median writing-related income among respondents dropped from $ 10,500 in 2009 to $ 8,000 2014 in 2014 , a decline of 24 %. ( highlight added ).
That ’ s way below the poverty line ! Small wonder that most authors depend on another job to survive …
So if you ’ re not selling your books , take heart , you ’ re not the only one . If you ’ re considering becoming a writer , think twice , it won ’ t make you rich . To be honest , if I could do my life over , I wouldn ’ t go into writing ( though I love story-telling ), I ’ d go into … film making ! That is the art of the future , people don ’ t read books , they go to the movies , they binge on TV series , they play video-games . And in all these – movies , TV , games – good story-tellers are more needed than ever …
No , the art of writing is not dead , it is just undergoing a change of venue !
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