What are some ways to make money writing fiction?

I don't have a degree, but I love fiction writing. I'm eighteen and I'm going to college to pursue my degree, but are there any other ways to earn money using this skill in the meantime? Please, any help is appreciated. I hate my job and am willing to dedicate a lot of time.

What are some ways to make money writing fiction?
Magazines pay crap. I have to disagree with you on that one, Anthony. The average genre lit mag will only pay you in contributor copies. And developing the name as a freelancer that you need to get stuff in the big consumer mags takes years.





I wouldn't go into a creative writing life style expecting to make money at first. The odds are even after years of work you won't make much money. Pick a different goal for your writing. (Feel free to dream huge, though.)





That being said, I've heard making the bestseller's list is pretty profitable. And apparently movie options sell for a pretty penny. Those are your options for a quick buck with writing.
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Reply:Not really.





Not even book-writing pays that well, to be quite honest. Unless you're lucky.





Write short stories, you should be writing at least one a week, if not one a day, anyway, and why not send a few in to magazines? There's no harm in rejections, and as someone who has chosen to pursue this career, get used to them.





That's really all you can do, writing is a tough world.
Reply:Yes. Yes. Yes.





You can make money putting your fiction online with Triond or Zomba. It's even better when you are in college because you will have lots of friends to look at your work and vote on it.





Here's an article about how to start writing on Triond. It's really easy. The instructions are free from eHow.





This article refers to poetry, but the same exact rules apply to all writing types:





http://www.ehow.com/how_2326638_publishi...





Here's one about building a writing portfolio. It can be done in one week. Not kidding. I actually had a paying job within 3 days of STARTING the process. I'm not a millionaire, but I have multiple writing and income outlets now.





http://www.ehow.com/how_2354371_week-any...
Reply:Try writing for magazines, some pay quite good money. I wrote short stories for years.





Look around for on line writing jobs for certain blogs, they advertise on a regular basis.





Anthony James Barnett - author of WITHOUT REPROACH
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