While great classical minds like Cicero lamented about the state of the world in which children don’t listen to their parents and everyone is writing a book, the truth is that it’s evidently been like that for centuries now, and there is no reason why you shouldn’t take advantage of this fact.
You’d think that there is a lot of competition out there, but despite the sea of cheap thrillers, fantasy and romance novels out there, people seem to want more and more.
If you have even the slightest bit of writing talent, or at least have a decent idea and aren’t completely illiterate, there are user-friendly platforms like Smashwords that can help get your novels out there. The drawbacks here are that the process is time consuming and requires at least some creativity, but it can be a long-term project that you slowly complete over the course of a few months, writing whenever you find the time during the day.
With time, you’ll get better, and if you can put that into your book, you are looking at a decent amount of additional income.
