Sydney
Sydney asked Chris Grabenstein:

I've heard that being an author isn't a sustainable full-time job. What are some suggestions you have to do in addition to writing?

Chris Grabenstein You are correct. The average income of all professional authors is about 18,000 per year, according to the Authors Guild. Many authors teach. I made my living writing advertising for nearly twenty years.

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