Yeah, I've heard this one before. A few authors do have decent speaking gigs (often for keynotes and things like that) but they're the exception. And those who

Yeah, I've heard this one before. A few authors do have decent speaking gigs (often for keynotes and things like that) but they're the exception. And those who can make money this way are already doing it. The whole idea that there's some huge untapped pot of money in live performances (for reading, music, or whatever) is pretty silly.