tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213597929854074054.post5627387290408443369..comments2024-03-22T01:19:42.496-07:00Comments on This is my World: Is this it?nerinedormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885964421325041778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213597929854074054.post-71078492915892522442015-02-02T13:44:42.888-08:002015-02-02T13:44:42.888-08:00You're a decent, talented writer. You have sto...You're a decent, talented writer. You have stories to tell. The reality is that making a real living from the 'pen' is very much a matter of the luck of the draw. If your next novel hits the right chord you'll create a market and your books will start to sell like raw fish in Japan. If not, not. <br /><br />As a writer of scholarly books that sell in the moderate three figures (and thanks to Ronald Reagan, slow sellers are killed off), I sympathise. All my sales have to be in the first year and a bit (then I get on the back list of forever...).FSJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803079547494458258noreply@blogger.com