Writing my third CD at the mo - make a few cents a month (literally) out of the last couple, but it's the most satisfying money I've ever earned... more so than playing covers in a club / pub band...
My tip? Just do it and keep doing it, if it sounds right then it is, things will fall into place and someone somewhere will probably like it!
(Paddy Crunden, The Backpacker and Sun Moon Tree)