/lit/ - Literature

I'm not a good writer, stylistic wise.

But I think I have some interesting ideas, a funny concept and a good quote here and there.

I'll probably never get published, but this is what I love to do. I have a 9-5 career and this will probably be nothing more then a hobby for me.

I was thinking, why don't I just put all my short works out for free, pay a couple bucks a month for a good looking website. If people like my short works I can put novels out for 2.99 on kindle maybe make a sale here and there. They way I see it the best I could hope for is 100 bucks a month and that would make me so happy.

What do you think? writing even though you know you're not good enough to be a real hit.

Theres this one writer, Scott Sigler, he started this way, just giving all his stuff away for free. I bet if any of you guys have read him you would say he's probably crap. But damn it he's got interesting wild ideas that are just fun to read. I buy his books as soon as they come out now, he gave me tons for free and now I'm hooked and a paying customer. He's a new York times bestseller now.

What do you think? Can a mediocre writer with good ideas carve out his own fan base that likes his unique ideas and make some money doing this?

It's like Stephen King says, "If you can pay a utility bill with money you make writing, you are talented"