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Originally Posted by Swordfish941
When you become a sellout, you lose your dignity (which is why I am never selling out).
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(1.) I hate to be cynical, but unless you are exceptionally talented (or, as in Tom Clancy's case, exceptionally good at appealing to a certain audience), your writing is probably going to have to remain a hobby rather than a career.
(2.) Unless you have lots of money already, of course you're going to "sell out" if given the opportunity to make millions from your work. It's a matter of the degree to which you'll sell out, not whether you'll do it.
Also, I don't despise Tom Clancy for being successful as a novelist (even if he's a poor writer); I just respect him less for making himself into a franchise after he already became successful.