Illuminating...the path into the pitch black darkness of seeing your prose in another's hands. Thank you for that.
So as to sweeten the carrot...(can that be practical) I wonder about the nature of returns. You made a grand point at your conclusion, if you write for the money forget about it. At least at the start. That confessed, I suppose the entire proposition falls into the hands of how the winds blow. And the direction your sails are pointed. But ...oh my, can you offer a glimpse of what lies beyond the pitch darkness, cash in hand at the end of the rainbow? That joint of a place beyond working for minimum wage is what I am hankering to know. Or better yet, feel.
Thanks again...
Eric