Starving in a garret? Not Queenie Chan, one of several successful Australian artists and writers profiled by The Australian.
She said faster global communications helped make it possible for her to team up with Los Angeles-based Tokyopop, one of the largest producers and distributors of manga in the west.
“I got my job because of a computer and a fast cable modem connection – I upload my finished pages directly to the Tokyopop servers, whereas something like that would have been unthinkable five years ago,” she said .
She seems to have a realistic outlook:
“You shouldn’t become an artist if you want to become a millionaire,” Ms Chan said.
Of course, getting your book picked up by Scholastic doesn’t hurt, but unless you’re Dan Brown, writing is not really the road to riches.
“It’s important you’re able to support yourself when you’re doing an ordinary amount of work, because sometimes there will be more work than you can handle, while other times there will be much less work than needed to make ends meet.
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