/lit/ - Literature

JK Rowling's blog post was a litany of mistruths and distortions. You can argue the semantics and impact on society of transgender stuff all day if you want, but don't pretend she's doing anything other than playing armchair-scientist about something she has 0 knowledge about.

https://twitter.com/Carter_AndrewJ/status/1270787941275762689?s=19

As for OP's question, why are you writing? It's daft to try and make a living out of it at any point in history, let alone today. It's always been something that most authors do in their spare time while working a day job. Like anything, you should be doing it because you feel it is the right thing to do, not because of what you personally will get out of it, if the latter is your motivation you don't really want to be a writer, you just want people to see you as cultured and successful. 80% of "making a name for yourself" is nepotism and class, where you started off in society. The other 20% is luck. If you try and chase that as a goal you're doomed to disappoint whatever the outcome. If your work enriches the life of even individual it has been worth it existing. And if you become rich and famous, good. But if you let your happiness rely on it you're fucked.