But what you don't hear about are all those others who walk away from the gambling tables with empty pockets and broken hearts. Like I said above, this is a hard, competitive, high risk business. The chances of you seeing a payback on your first book are not good. No, it's not what you are thinking. Look, every business is difficult.
Every business has high risk.
Opening a law office is hard. Starting a dental practice is hard. Opening a dry cleaning store is difficult. Selling computers is hard. And manufacturing anything and then getting it to market is a daunting task.