Sentences with phrase «to make a living at something»

I also didn't realize that only 5 % of authors actually make a living at it.

After not ignoring what I am so passionate about, but instead trying to figure out some weird version of making a living at it.

Few people do make a living at it — I'm undoubtedly VERY lucky — but I think more people * could *.

If you are an author — and you want to make a living at this you need to understand this.

Many dog lovers make a living at it, while others enjoy it as a side job for extra income.

Maybe you've already taken a class and are out there trying to make a living at it now.

I've only made a living at it for forty - three years!

Unfortunately, there are quite a few who will never make a living at it — no matter how many books they have.

I am lucky enough to be doing what I love and actually making a living at it.

There is a huge range between selling millions and «going plop» there are many, many authors like me who simply make a living at it.

Great Story, Art is its own reward, so few make a living at it.

But those of us who write with the intention of making a living at it would do well to thoroughly understand all aspects of book authoring and income.

But I was serious about it; I would've loved to have been able to make living at it.

Writing had always been a part of my life, so I decided to try and make a living at it.

We had to start our own practice and make a living at it.

Not only did I exist, but I made a living at it.

Unfortunately, writers of short fiction (and fiction in general) have rarely been able to make a living at it.

Even considering that, it's obvious that you'd have to sell a LOT of books, every month, to make a living at it.

«Can you make a living at it?»

To the great relief of her parents, she seems to be making a living at it.

Now the 24 - year - old Arizona State University student is making his own comics — and making a living at it, selling his work at conventions and in local comic shops in Phoenix, where he now lives.

But that's often our biggest stumbling block, is figuring out what we need and why we're doing this and what we want out of it rather than what the rest of the world is needing or, you know, how we can meet those needs and make some money from it and make a living at it.

Most successful authors who write full time and make a living at it — publish several books a year.

And to really not buy into the facts, the so called facts that dictate the experience for some is the experience for all, referencing someone's comment: «Writing has many rewards, but money may not be one of them — as it wasn't even for many pulp authors, who couldn't make a living at it.»

You may be an artist (or think you are) but that has no place on your cover unless you're making a living at it and even then, be careful.

But even there, creators can't make a living at it.

Someday I would love to be able to make a living at it, which for the majority of electronically published authors isn't happening yet.

We want authors to keep writing, and make a living at it.

A lot of people tell me that I inspire them — sometime it's my stories, more often it's the fact that I'm publishing and making a living at it.

Hopefully I can become one of the lucky few that makes a living at it, but even if I can't, I will still write.

I'm a decent writer, trying to make a living at it, but I'm a terrible salesman.

Eventually I became one of the few journalists to qualify as a Certified Financial Planner, though I didn't plan to make a living at it.

The only problem is a lot of people never find that thing they love or can not make a living at it.

Tried practicing law and couldn't make a living at it.

Making a living at it is another story.

I don't have a lot of time for my work, but I don't struggle to make a living at it.

But I couldn't envision what that might look like, or how I might make a living at it.