can you make a living off writing fiction today?

Yes but it's tough

>>9160315
Only if you're in the top 0.5% of sales, honestly.

Or you could write horrible niche erotica for freaks.

>>9160481
does this mean you need to be of extreme high quality or that 99.95% of books are simple trash?

>>9160488
Since when did sales numbers equal quality?

Anyone know the difference between the 75th anniversary edition and the special anniversary edition? I have the former.

>>9162070
Since when did quality equal money?

>>9162076
25% more alienation for your hard-earned doller.

Breitbart is a definitive yes in answer to your question.

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>>9162618

>>9160315
Does this book provide real, practical advice or is it bunk?

>>9163580
What practical advice could you possibly need?

Don't say insecure shit unless you're confident about saying it. Be nice to people. Be curious and ask lots of questions.

There you go. Now the hard part is actually DOING it.

>>9160315
Today being a successful fiction writer is more about having a good PR team than being a good writer.

>>9162618
Breitbart is just the huffington post of the right. Leftists are just not used to not agreeing with the bias.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-gabriel/if-you-dont-vote-democrat_b_10425968.html

>>9163580
It's pure common sense really. The only reason it gets attention is from the stories it gets applied to and the mention of big historical figures.

Pretty cuckish though, it's a handbook for good goys.

>>9163672
I think thats satire anon

>>9163677
*goyim

>>9163666
I don't like PR teams.

>>9163723
Then you better be a advertising genius on your own.

>>9160315
not from fiction alone unless you're crazy successful, but fiction can be a gateway to other income sources - e.g. talks, lectures, teaching etc. If you get lucky and strike a movie deal like Tao Lin just did, then you're sweet. None of these being particularly sustainable mind you