Most writers use vanity presses -- they pay to have it published. In the case of Clark, Meyer paid to have it published and then pushed it hard and it rode the Twilight fame.
But the actual published writers still hold down full-time jobs. One of my favorites (who came from LJ and is a good friend) is Clare London. She's an accountant. :D
Musings on the 1918 bestseller list 1. The U.P. Trail by Zane Grey 2. The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair 3. The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart 4. Dere Mable by Edward Streeter 5. Oh, Money! Money! by Eleanor H. Porter 6. Greatheart by Ethel M. Dell 7. The Major by Ralph Connor 8. The Pawns Court by E. Phillips Oppenheim 9. A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter 10. Sonia by Stephen McKenna
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But the actual published writers still hold down full-time jobs. One of my favorites (who came from LJ and is a good friend) is Clare London. She's an accountant. :D
http://www.amazon.com/Freeman-Clare-London/dp/1608200043
She's an amazing writer and weaves a killer plot.
Oh look!
Musings on the 1918 bestseller list
1. The U.P. Trail by Zane Grey
2. The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair
3. The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart
4. Dere Mable by Edward Streeter
5. Oh, Money! Money! by Eleanor H. Porter
6. Greatheart by Ethel M. Dell
7. The Major by Ralph Connor
8. The Pawns Court by E. Phillips Oppenheim
9. A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter
10. Sonia by Stephen McKenna