You must be earning a fortune
People never ask you how much you earn. It's considered impolite. However, I've lost count of the number of people who have suggested to me that with ten books published, including an award winning management book, I must be earning a fortune. The truth is very different.
The average author in Britain earns £12,000 a year. I've never earned close to that amount. I've never even earned the minimum wage from writing.
So why do I do it? Well when I was teaching at the university it was expected that you would publish articles and/or books.Although my books didn't earn me a lot of money they did provide a great deal of professional satisfaction.
But why start writing fiction? It's certainly not because I expect to earn a fortune from it. Although I do think that Collins, Clark and Agnes would make great characters for a TV series. IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE TO.
I know I'm not a great writer. But I have stories and characters in me that I feel compelled to bring to life. My stories are an opportunity to live and explore any number of alternative lives that I might have led under different circumstances.
They are also a pathetic attempt to leave something of my mind and feelings behind me after I am gone.
No writer sets out to write just for money. We write because we have to. Writing is who we are. Even if it takes most of a lifetime to realise that.
Best wishes,
Jim.
The average author in Britain earns £12,000 a year. I've never earned close to that amount. I've never even earned the minimum wage from writing.
So why do I do it? Well when I was teaching at the university it was expected that you would publish articles and/or books.Although my books didn't earn me a lot of money they did provide a great deal of professional satisfaction.
But why start writing fiction? It's certainly not because I expect to earn a fortune from it. Although I do think that Collins, Clark and Agnes would make great characters for a TV series. IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE TO.
I know I'm not a great writer. But I have stories and characters in me that I feel compelled to bring to life. My stories are an opportunity to live and explore any number of alternative lives that I might have led under different circumstances.
They are also a pathetic attempt to leave something of my mind and feelings behind me after I am gone.
No writer sets out to write just for money. We write because we have to. Writing is who we are. Even if it takes most of a lifetime to realise that.
Best wishes,
Jim.
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