As a follow up to my previous blog post, I thought I’d look at all the benefits of having other full-time work instead of writing. Given my way, of course, I’d be making enough from my books to write full-time. But there are definite perks to doing other day jobs; with that in mind, let’s take a look at the pros:
You can stay true to your art
If you aren’t having to rely on your writing for a pay check, then you can take more risks with your art. This might be something as simple as having profanity in your books – I had to remove all swear words from my debut novel, as per my publishing contract, as the publisher worried that profanity could potentially lead to bad reviews. Freedom to write what you want could mean an unconventional plot, or dealing with controversial subject matter, or simply telling the story that you want to share with the world regardless of whether it might sell well, or not.
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