D--do people think I'm living large off of the sales of my book about *escape rooms*?!

I got this as a reply to someone posting that they bought a copy...
Sorry to disappoint (???!!) but even with an advance from the publisher I made less than minimum wage writing (not to mention researching and editing it). It hasn't made the advance back yet and probably never will
As with many creative pursuits I wrote it because I couldn't imagine it not existing
Living off the sales lmao