You're a writer, so you have skills which are not only enviable, but also highly profitable. YOU can make a lot of money if you use your writing skills in Web publishing and marketing.
Many writers pull in lots of extra cash by creating their own Web sites, and promoting the products of other companies online - Amazon.com comes to mind with its "Associates" program.
However, there are hundreds of thousands of other companies which will pay you cash when you sell their products. Your writing skills can make you an automatic income, when you set up your own sites and blogs.