Hi there. My name is Scott Duffy, and welcome to my book writing log. I have documented the process of writing my last two books on this site, and have started my third. This book will be called Visual Studio Team System In Action, and should be available in 2005.

Can a person make 'a living' as a book author? I guess they can, thousands of people make a living that way. Some of them make a great living like that. So I guess the question is, can *I* make a living as an author?

To answer the question, I first have to define "a living". To me, a living is an adequate amount of money to live on. Without getting into the specifics of my life, let's just say an adequate amount of money is $5,000 per month. That will cover the mortgage, car payments, groceries, and have enough extra to enjoy life.

So, can I make $5,000 a month as an author? That's a tougher question to answer. Right now, I'm averaging $2,500 a month, so I'm only half there. I can't quit my day job for $2,500 a month. When the "royalties" start coming in, maybe then things might improve.