This sounds like "having a job on the side" only far less profitable. Being an author is like being a musician, there's a handful of superstars, a few people wh

This sounds like "having a job on the side" only far less profitable. Being an author is like being a musician, there's a handful of superstars, a few people who make a living (by working their tits off), and hordes and hordes of people who might occasionally make some money, but still need a real job. Hell, in Australia, even the (comparatively) superstar musicians have day jobs.