It's not a living, but could it be?

I recently read a book by an online marketer who has this whole system for supposedly making a living through writing. Definitely, like many writers of all sorts, I’ve got an interest in the idea, but I also have my doubts.

I’ve never tried to monetize any of my online work, and I’ve never had enough of an online following to make it seem worthwhile. I would consider the idea certainly if my content were a bit less eclectic, and that garnered a real following. I figure I would focus on writing about topics related to religion, as that’s my greatest area of interest, but is that marketable?

The idea of writing about religion and getting paid for it isn’t far-fetched; there are plenty of people who do that for a living, even on Substack. It seems like a lot of these people have some sort of formal training, however. I follow Father Nathan Monk, but I assume as a priest, he’s been to seminary. The sort of stuff that I would write about would probably be similar to a lot of what he writes about, and while I don’t believe he makes a living off of writing, he’s got a respectable following, at least.

Anyway, it seems like being more focused would be a plus in having a following. While I enjoy writing on a wide range of topics, and don’t think I’ll stop doing that here at least, I think someone who’s a paid subscriber wants some consistency. I know the few people that I have paid subscriptions for are consistently writing on specific topics I’m interested in. I do follow a few people who are more eclectic like me, but not with paid subscriptions.

So if anyone is still reading, what do you think? Is there an audience out there for an agnostic Christian writing about issues of faith and doubt?