How to Survive as a Full Time Writer or Artist When You Don't Have a Full Time Job..

One way you can survive as an author or cartoonist without selling anything, or at least until you do where you're not required to get a day job is, if you have depression as I do, you can get paychecks each month for social security disability.

I receive a paycheck in the mail each month for social security disability from the government, for around $450 - $500, with an allowance out of that of about $180 going directly to me. I must say, it's better to file for social security AND unemployment than just unemployment by itself.