That's for sure. On my gambling writing of all sorts I'veI think you are overestimating the income an author of a gambling book makes.
averaged less than $10 per hour. While I have put in tens of thousands of hours
doing it over the past 20+ years --- and the total income from that is in the low
to mid six figures lifetime --- it is not enough for me to live on comfortably.
Gambling is my primary source of income. The bigger gain
from writing comes from being forced to learn this stuff cold. When I write
something that is incorrect, there are players who are not shy about
challenging me. Which is fine. Whether I learn it before I write it down (which
is what I prefer), or learn when somebody points out a mistake, the important
thing fom my point of view is to learn it well. My results in the casino depend on this
knowledge. If you attribute some of that income to knowledge learned in the writing
process, I suppose my writing income could be calculated as higher that what I
cited earlier.
Unlike Bill Ryan who says he doesn't care one way or another
if any particular participant in this forum comes or goes, I care a lot. I
found FP intolerable. His claims were outrageous and misleading, and he made up
for that by posting more than anybody else --- repeating the same things over
and over again. When I challenged what he said, he resorted to ad hominem
attacks.
He wrote many things about me. His pattern would be to start
off very flatteringly, telling people how much he respects what I have written,
but there was always a "but" at the end. His conclusions about me were partly
true but also partly not true. So long as he dominated the forum here, I wanted
no part of it.
Taking him at his word that he is gone from this forum, I
will return to posting here. I understand that some of you consider this good
news, others consider it bad news, and others still don't care either way.
I do promise the percentage of accurate information
presented on this forum will be higher with me being a participant than it was
without me participating. Whether that makes a difference to those considering
leaving the forum will have to be decided by each person individually.
Continue with Google