Question

What the writer do to earn his livelihood A Shady Plot

Answer 1

by working as a bookkeeper (accountant).

Answer 2

A Shady Plot by Elsie Brown is a story about the writer, Hallock who writes stories about ghost and is assisted by a ghost, Helen. Helen, who was a ghost, was the member of "Writer's Inspiration Bureau" she helped who were unable to gather idea to write ghost stories.

Hallock earned his living by writing stories as well as he worked at a lumber company as an accountant to pay the shopping and grocery bills.