Writers, are you full time or part time

[Logan]

I am just curious. Are you a full time worker and find time to write whenever you have a moment, or are you part time and have more time to dedicate to the craft? or are you a full time writer and have to rely on your book sales to pay the bills?

For the full time workers, when is your best time to write? I just recently changed jobs and am now finding that the time I used to have to "ninja write" while on the clock is gone, and my life is in flux when it comes to free time.

[Jim]

My first and only novel was released Aug. 9, 2011. I have no intention of writing another. As of the most recent quarterly report, sales from Aug. 9 2011 through Sept. 30, 2015 total 959 units. Royalty checks received to-date total $2,219.76.

So the answer to your questions are no, I am neither a part-time nor full-time writer and, as you can see, my royalties definitely do not pay the bills. Fortunately, I have been comfortably retired since June of 2001, so money is not an issue.

Prioritize your time wisely. Write when and where the opportunity presents itself. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. I wish you success in your efforts to become a successful author.

[A.F.]

Sad to say, generally only the best-selling authors can pay the bills with their book sales. For the rest, it's write when you can around a day job, family, etc..

[Cheryl]

Right now, I'm still a full-time worker and write only when I can find a moment to add a few pages. But, come next April, I will be retired and, hopefully, able to devote a great deal more time to my passion. My writing definitely does not pay the bills, nor do I expect it to any time in the near future. :) However, it has been a lifelong passion and I don't intend to stop as long as I'm able to put ideas and stories on paper (or, digital paper, as the case may be).

[Pearl]

I have only one book bubbling up in me as a result of a situation before we moved to North Carolina. Don't know if I will ever get it published, but there could be two other books that could come out of this book, if it ever worked. I love the process, regardless of the outcome.

[Pearl]

Oh, yes....and I am totally retired and have plenty of time.

[Safa]

i have a full time job. i'm a part time writter, i write whenever i'm free, but that does not mean that i don't have any writing goals.
i have to free myself in the afternoon instead of taking a nap. it works so far.

[Pearl]

What genre are you writing in? Mine is fiction, and I think it is probably for young adult, but I'm not sure yet.

[P.J.]

I write full time now as my part-time job as holistic therapist finished in May - which is great - gives me time to finish fourth novel and finish novella, concentrate on sorting third and making plans for sixth!! I am not rich but my wealth comes in joy at doing what I do. Thank goodness I'm not materialistic!!

[Alexa]

I know this is a bit of an old thread, but the topic caught my attention.

Personally, I find that writing first thing in the morning (after eating breakfast, of course) is the best time for me: I'm more lucid, creative, and generally just energetic than later on in the day.

I am a full time writer, by the way, and my writing almost pays the bills, but not quite - but then, I'm an erotica author, and books like that are a bit easier to sell than your average fiction book. ;-)