I publish on a near-daily basis and have been doing so for several months. I have 215 published stories. I am heartened by making enough to pay my mortgage plus a bit more the last few months. (Note that I live where housing is cheap.) If I keep it up, will I be able to pay all my living expenses in a year or so? That's what I'm hoping to do. I take this seriously and am investing quite a bit of time here. My advantage is my journalism education and years of writing a newspaper column. I'm serious about the quality of my work. I hope to keep growing my audience, referred memberships and income over time.