[majormajor]

In the early 20th century written fiction had far less competition from filmed fiction, televised fiction, audio fiction, and video game fiction.

If looking at the ability to make a living off a creative pursuit we should make sure to account for the broader ways to do that today.

One thing we have done with writing (or music, or even video to some extent) is make it far easier to do as a hobby without it being a day job.