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minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoSeems to be a few writing a lot. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Icelandic_crime_fiction_writers
minus-squarePipoca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-21 year agoKeep in mind, that’s just the people famous enough to have English Wikipedia articles. There’s no way 1 in 10 people in Iceland are full-time professional authors publishing a book every year. In the US, most authors I personally know write for fun and have a novel or few on something like wattpad and they’ve made exactly $0 on it.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYep. My mom has written multiple published novels but she considers it something she does for fun more than anything.
Seems to be a few writing a lot.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Icelandic_crime_fiction_writers
Keep in mind, that’s just the people famous enough to have English Wikipedia articles.
There’s no way 1 in 10 people in Iceland are full-time professional authors publishing a book every year.
In the US, most authors I personally know write for fun and have a novel or few on something like wattpad and they’ve made exactly $0 on it.
Yep. My mom has written multiple published novels but she considers it something she does for fun more than anything.