Devastation in Iowa City Tonight

So Jay, why aren't you a professional writer?

Interesting, eh? He's been asked that question here (in one form or
another) multiple times. Why hasn't some periodical knocked him on the
head and dragged him to a work processor?

Writing for a living can be struggle.
Most writers must constantly be on the watch for potential ideas and
carry a notebook to record such discoveries.
Jay is fortunate in that the events he records are happenstances which
directly involve him in some manner. It helps that his jobs as an
innkeeper allow stories to come to him.

If you count being published and paid for it, Jay already fits the
category of professional writer.

The last response, by John S. is very astute. Most writers, myself included,
have those happenstances few and far between. The rest of the time our
writing is not nearly as much fun. More like a job. And not a well-paying
one either. The average annual income of a "professional" writer in
California is less than $7,000 per annum.

Go Fly!

Casey Wilson
Freelance Writer
and Photographer