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  • Yes, self-publishing has become harder the last four years (I started self-publishing in 2012) but it's still more lucrative than legacy publishers. Even if you go with a publisher you...
  • Great point, MaryBeth, that the promotion is about the message, not the messenger. Most writers are passionate about what they write about (or they would have chosen a more lucrative career!) and getting their story/message out there is what matters most.
  • ...irst post with Making the Leap was all about that scary jump into the unknown, leaving my steady and good career to pursue this unstable and non-lucrative career (at this point anyway)...
  • "Either way our culture is one that glorifies money and its every acquisition over less lucrative pursuits like writing poems and stories." I'll be honest; I simply can't afford to qu...
  • ...ing political speeches, or working in advertisement . . . none of which are illegitimate jobs and most--if not all--of which are definitely more lucrative than being a "literary" write...
  • ...ful writer, but the writers listed weren't 1 book slamdunks, with the possible exception of Stephen King who sold his paperback rights in such a lucrative deal at a time when mm/hb wer...
  • Hi Marci, glad it gave you a giggle. Actually I think, at least for fiction, self-publishing is even less lucrative. Print on demand companies will try and tell you different, but I ha...
  • .... Make a list of possibilities and move forward. All is easier said than done, but the goal is to find work that, for you, is enjoyable and more lucrative than the usual options,and le...
  • ...d Barbara--I'll email you, and perhaps you'd consent to an interview, too. I think the biggest question writers have when reaching out into more lucrative kinds of writing is this: How...
  • ...lling to be able to publish writers for the first time and to have last year's contest winners pick those who will win this year. Thrilling. Not lucrative. At least I get to be my own...