> 2) Started getting good consulting projects 3) Started getting Royalties(Passive income) Yes, I think technical books are a great marketing asset when you're

> 2) Started getting good consulting projects 3) Started getting Royalties(Passive income) Yes, I think technical books are a great marketing asset when you're a consultant / freelancer. It gives you a ton of credibility, more so than one more project to your cv / portfolio. Plus, as a bonus, it provides a few royalties. It's a good way to stand out, too: "Do you have a business card so that I put it with all the other business cards I got today and will forget as soon as I get back home?" "No, Mr. Prospect, but let me give you that book I wrote, you'll enjoy it, and you have my contact info on the first page". Rather than a potential source of passive income, I tend to see it as a marketing tool that has a very low to negative cost. Seen that way, most of your cons aren't that bad. If I were a freelancer / consultant, I would definitely write books.