And then tell Mitt I'm for hire. :) I knocked this out in about 4 hours of total concept-to-finished-product time. Imagine what I could do with 40 - 60 hours a week!
(Although I would truly miss computer development... I'm a tech at heart... but maybe a time for a few year break from that?)
Anyways, with the exception of #1, you are correct: All the others depend on #2.
My connections are all in the past. Not that I miss a lot of them ;)
Writing is lotsa fun. But the pay usually sucks. Keep that in mind. Unless you run the company. Then it can be quite profitable.
Unless #2: Unless you are Pinch SlutZburger ;)