: Re: Occupational Hazards to being a Full-Time Writer Every now and again I think to myself how nice it would be to give up my staid life as a Software Developer and start an exciting new career

@Shakeerah107

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Writing, as a career, suffers from what I call The Artist's Bane -- there is more talent out there than there is market to support that talent. But you can sell what you write, if you're willing to put in the effort. But do address the question of marketing before your book is printed. Once it's available for sale, if you then ask how do I actually sell this, it's too late.

I've read a stack of books just on marketing:

How To Make A Living With Your Writing
How To Market A Book
Youtility
Blogging For Dummies
Wordpress For Dummies

There is, of course, more hazards out there than marketing, but this is one of the main ones. Good luck

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