Myke Cole talks about making a living as a writer

Myke Cole talks about how he’s changed his life to make a living as a writer.

I have com­pletely down­sized my life. I spend roughly a quarter of what I used to (I’ve cal­cu­lated this) in a given year. I live in this neigh­bor­hood because of the price and the prox­imity of cheap shop­ping and a cheap gym. I don’t own a car. I have sold most of my belong­ings: no TV, no stereo. I don’t even own a real bed. I sleep on a jury-rigged futon, which is slowly destroying my back. When I go to cons, I always have a room­mate, and fre­quently stay at hotels some dis­tance from the actual con hotel, which have cheaper rates. I go every­where by bus, even though it some­times mean I’ve got a 9 hour ride awaiting me to get to con when it would be 3 hours by train or plane.

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