October #InkRipples - Career vs. Hobby

When does writing move from a hobby to a career?
First and most simply we could just let the IRS answer this for us. They consider it a hobby if you haven’t made a profit after five years (or something like that, I’m not a tax man.) But for now, we’re going to ignore the government’s definition and concentrate on what the author and her readers want.
The author’s goals are probably the biggest definer of this. Many authors are happy to write and publish just for their friends and family. They...