Money Vs Longevity - A brief follow up
I posted a link to my earlier blog post (this one) on Facebook and there was a comment stating that surely people also wrote because of a love of the character etc.
So I shall clear up a misunderstanding here. I was not suggesting that people write Sherlockian books purely for the money or the fame/longevity. I certainly didn't. The point I was trying to make was that, regardless of your motivation for writing, as a fiction writer you are likely to make more money than the non-fiction writer but your time in the spotlight will be shorter because of the volume of output. On the flip side, the non-fiction writer will make less money but will be known for longer due to the smaller amount of competition.
I hope this is now clear.
For more information on Arthur Conan Doyle and his time at Undershaw please refer to my book, An Entirely New Country which is available through all good bookstores including Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Classic Specialities, and in all electronic formats including iTunes, Kobo, Nook and Kindle .
So I shall clear up a misunderstanding here. I was not suggesting that people write Sherlockian books purely for the money or the fame/longevity. I certainly didn't. The point I was trying to make was that, regardless of your motivation for writing, as a fiction writer you are likely to make more money than the non-fiction writer but your time in the spotlight will be shorter because of the volume of output. On the flip side, the non-fiction writer will make less money but will be known for longer due to the smaller amount of competition.
I hope this is now clear.
For more information on Arthur Conan Doyle and his time at Undershaw please refer to my book, An Entirely New Country which is available through all good bookstores including Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Classic Specialities, and in all electronic formats including iTunes, Kobo, Nook and Kindle .
The Norwood Author is available from all good bookstores, in many formats
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Close to Holmes is available from all good bookstores, in many formats
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