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Leftists Purging History or Al Queda in America
RE: Leftists Purging History or Al Queda in America
I'm sure it depends on what kind of writer you are. But earning a living with creative writing is almost always a struggle.

"Let me be blunt: Earning a living as a novelist is hard. I just sent out the September issue of my Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine this morning (only 9 days late!) and there I talked about the economics of fiction writing. A very few writers do stupendously well, earning millions of dollars per year. The top 1000 novelists make quite a good living at fiction writing. Everyone else struggles. They have a day job or a working spouse or an inheritance or they live in poverty."

http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/bl...-novelist/

What kind of writing do you do, Shell?
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.
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RE: Leftists Purging History or Al Queda in America
Oh, sure. If you're only going to do creative writing, you've backed yourself into a corner. You will have to get a day job, get famous or mass produce ebooks at a rate that makes it statistically impossible not to sell any at all.

I do all kinds of writing. I've done research copy, which is really interesting. I write blog posts for people on any number of topics and only those that interest me personally. I write travel copy on places I've visited. I write retail copy, which pays the best and is the most consistent flow of income. I've written and published three horror novels and a children's book. I'm currently writing two short story collections and a historical fiction novel set in Revolutionary Boston.

A lot of writers make writing about writing their bread and butter. I think it's a cop-out if the only thing you're selling is what you sell to other writers. How are you telling people how to be a successful writer if your only audience is other writers? Still, there's money to be had in that as well.

There are only a handful of people making real money in poetry. If you write poetry, good fucking luck.
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(August 27, 2017 at 11:54 am)Shell B Wrote: or mass produce ebooks at a rate that makes it statistically impossible not to sell any at all.
The King Method, before the (e) was a thing.  Wink
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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(August 27, 2017 at 12:21 pm)Khemikal Wrote:
(August 27, 2017 at 11:54 am)Shell B Wrote: or mass produce ebooks at a rate that makes it statistically impossible not to sell any at all.
The King Method, before the (e) was a thing.  Wink

He does have the added benefit of talent and mass appeal.
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(August 27, 2017 at 12:21 pm)Khemikal Wrote:
(August 27, 2017 at 11:54 am)Shell B Wrote: or mass produce ebooks at a rate that makes it statistically impossible not to sell any at all.
The King Method, before the (e) was a thing.  Wink

Or you could try the James Patterson method, hire young writers to do the writing and stick your name on the spine to ensure they sell.
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Quote:But for some reason, the economy is going well, jobs are looking good,
Trump betrayed various industries and jobs have been lost. Not to mention his plan to revive coal has failed .

http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/31/news/eco...index.html

Quote:North Korea blinked,
North Korea acts up occasionally then stops (there still testing missiles I might add) Nothing to do with Trump.




Quote:ISIS is on the ropes,
Again nothing to do with Trump . Isis has been losing before Trump took office .


Quote:and the Supreme Court got a qualified judge
A cowardly shit stain who avoided any direct questions while being cross examined .


Most hilarious of Scotties claim is cutting regulations saved money when even the article he cites only says it MIGHT  save money . Yeah like my ass might produce rainbows .

Scott walker is a lying moron who no thinking person takes seriously
Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy -- myself.

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