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Yukari yakumo

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I aske a question before about wheather you needed to have a uniform or be over 13 to be and author and someone replied "authors have a second job, they don't write for money" and I was wonering if that is true
 
Well, being an author is more of a hobby for a bit of extra cash than anything. Their profits on their books depend on how well their books sell, becuase they are paid a percent of each book sold. I can name a dozen or so authors that make enough on their books they don't need to have another job, but for the most part an author just doesn't make enough money to support themselves off their books.
Usually when a person becomes an author it's because they have been writing a book and figure that they may as well do something with it and decide to go out and get it published for a bit of extra cash.
 
authors write because they love to
but
if there work is published then they get paid a certent amount for every book thats sold
so yeah authors get paid
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yes that is true. And some authors do make money it just depends on how good there book is and if lots of people buy it, the more books they sell the more money they make
 
Authors don't write for money, they usually have a second job...if I was out of work, I would start writing just for something to do until I found another job, or if I had the time in the evenings I would write.
Authors make money, but most don't make enough money to keep them going, especially not a regular salary. There are exceptions, such as J.K. Rowling, but if you have ever heard of Meg Cabot - she's written a lot of popular books for teenage girls and she still earns well under the average salary. She writes because she loves it, and that's why I write. Chances are, I will never get published but it won't stop me from having fun.
 
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