I'm making money, but not a "living." That said, what I earn goes up every year. In past years, it's been split roughly into thirds between freelance writing, freelance editing, and royalties from my trad pubbed books.
It publish with a regional niche press, but I've sold more books than many authors with Big-6 publishers (which says more about how little authors usually earn than anything else).
Things are changing now that I have Kindle books, though. My sales keep going up every month. If they'd stayed where they were in April (which they haven't--I'm way up for May), I'll earn more annually than I did with any of my novels.
I haven't given up entirely on traditional publishing, but I'm more and more excited all the time about being an indie Kindle author. It's been SO worth it to me--and it's welcome income.
It publish with a regional niche press, but I've sold more books than many authors with Big-6 publishers (which says more about how little authors usually earn than anything else).
Things are changing now that I have Kindle books, though. My sales keep going up every month. If they'd stayed where they were in April (which they haven't--I'm way up for May), I'll earn more annually than I did with any of my novels.
I haven't given up entirely on traditional publishing, but I'm more and more excited all the time about being an indie Kindle author. It's been SO worth it to me--and it's welcome income.