> I say with sadness that the Internet has nearly killed the prospect of making a living as an author, and no amount of passionate speech is going to change tha

> I say with sadness that the Internet has nearly killed the prospect of making a living as an author, and no amount of passionate speech is going to change that fact. As far as I know not only are there more authors than ever, but more authors making a living than ever. What the Internet killed isn't being an author, but the exclusivity of being an author, which is a good thing for the majority of people. The problem is that the egalitarian nature of the Internet (at least in the sense of barrier to entry) doesn't extend to society. When you might spend a significant part of your working life paying for housing, most other things are relatively unimportant for ones prospect of doing other things. > It rather surprises me that software, a creative and digital medium like the above, is not futile and that you can still make a good living at it. It is to some extent. But there is enough people entering the field for it to not be that noticeable.