paid writing

  • Labor of Love

    Writing as art can be what economists call a “non-market” activity. The time we spend writing poems or novels, like the time we spend doing laundry, is usually time not spent earning a dollar, even if we hope to see…

  • Shocking News: Writers are Poor

    If anyone was still laboring under the impression that writing is a lucrative business, a new report from Digital Book World is here to pulverize your hopes and dreams. After interviewing 10,000 authors at all different points in their careers,…