Sure, if you go trad you'll get a big fat check so you'll be able to quit your day job and spend some quality time with the
ol' muse... oh, wait, no; if you win Slush
Pile Lotto, your prize is one third
of a pretty mediocre check that may pay a month or two
of rent during the six months before the
book is done and you get the second third
of said check.