Let's Talk Money (Part 1)

When I was a teenager, I dreamed of selling my first book and wearing more jewellery and makeup than Danielle Steele.  After all, the only authors I knew about were the big names – Stephen King, Danielle Steele, Sidney Sheldon, Tom Clancy – and they were making big bucks.  So, obviously all authors made that kind of money, right?

Then, I met some authors and discovered that they had full-time jobs. I was crushed. I wanted to fully support myself from writing and be rich. I didn't want to be...