How much money does it cost to become a professional author? Any profession will cost you when you're just getting started. If you're broke, I recommend listening to my episode titled The Starving Author: How to Market Books Without Money. Assuming you have some money, you need a spending plan. But how much money do you need to budget for the first five years of your writing career? I asked Kent Sanders, host of The Profitable Writer Podcast and founder of the Profitable Writer Community, a membership group that serves writers and helps them become more profitable. In this week's episode, you'll learn How much money to set aside for writing-related expensesWhat writing tools and investments yield the best return for authorsWhich expenses you can avoid early in your career Listen to the podcast or read the blog version, and be sure to ask your questions and leave your comments on AuthorMedia.social. BookLaunch.fun Support the show