Well, I'm a writer who is having trouble reading, with a recent bout of encephalitis causing some brain damage or at least fogginess and tiredness. As a novelist/poet who picks up paint brushes for fun, I either need to take the time to rebuild my brain or find another way of expressing myself with the current brain I'm in. Atm, I personally feel art is impossible. My friend is songwriting and trying to up her professionalism with a website and online body of work.
RE: How to make money as an artist from someone who's done it.