很多美国文科生有一个天真的想法:他们以为毕业后,可以靠写作为生。我现在要告诫你们,若非迫不得已,千万不要选择作家这个职业。让我们来看看冷酷的现实吧。美国国家艺术基金会2009年的统计结果表明,美国作家年收入平均为2.3万美元。听起来还不错。但别忘了,这是平均值,是被汤姆·克兰西、史蒂文·金、詹姆斯·帕特森这类 Many American liberal arts students have a naive idea: they think writing can help make a living after graduation. I would now like to warn you that if you are not forced to do so, do not choose a career as a writer. Let’s take a look at the cruel reality. The 2009 National Art Foundation’s statistical results show that the average annual income of American writers is 23,000 U.S. dollars. Sounds good. But do not forget, this is the average, was Tom Clancy, Steven King, James Patterson and others