I tried back in the 90's. I was a housewife with 2 small children. I couldn't build up enough of a client base to make it worthwhile.
Also I would have to drive around putting books on mailboxes and making deliveries and turning in my orders (before the internet!) However, the girl that got me into it made around $600/month selling on her job. As I recall the payment structure was not favorable if you sold small amounts (like it wasn't a standard percentage of sales no matter how much you sold).
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.