On the other hand, $18,000 seems like a kings ransom to a shmoe like me. I highly doubt I could come close to that e-publishing though. I'd probably be really content if I could make $5000 a year, though, which would be enough that I could work only part time. I'm not sure how plausible that is, though, hence my hesitation to invest a lot of energy into it right now...especially since someone stole my car, meaning I spend two extra hours of my day on public transportation to get to my menial job...I can't take time away from my family and if I didn't take time for recreation I'd go insane...so the time that ends up cutting into is the time that used to be set aside for writing. There are some things I'm working on, though, that are labors of love rather than aspirations of wealth. They're coming along slowly but I'll probably publish them one day just for the self-gratification.