Should You REALLY Become a Full-Time Writer?

The Wordslinger Podcast · Oct 15, 2026 · 35m

A WORDSLINGER PODCAST

Should you REALLY become a full-time writer? For many authors, quitting the day job to write books for a living is the ultimate dream. But what if becoming a full-time author isn't actually the best thing for your writing career?

I've written more than 90 books, spent years working full-time jobs while building my author career, and experienced the freedom—and unexpected challenges—of writing full-time. Here's something that might surprise you: Sometimes I was MORE productive as a writer when I had a day job.

In this episode of the Wordslinger Podcast, we're talking…