Amazon has pretty much destroyed the possibility of earning a living as an author alone. Jeff Bezos used the online bookstore to launch his massive electronics platform. If you're not a 'celebrity' for taking your clothes off in the jungle and want to earn a living in the industry, you have to get multi media. I'm still writing, albeit very slowly. On my fourth title now, a complete departure for me, it's called 'The Train Surfer' a coming of age novel about a young man growing up as an orphan in the slums of Mumbai. I have a high hopes for it as a UK actress of some repute has given me permission to use her actual name in the book, despite it being a work of fiction (It is pertinent, but mum's the word ) Just need to get in the right head space 40k words down but after 3 years, I'm forcing rather than flowing. Need to find my mojo. Hope you are well xx