It's only a problem is he's unmotivated and he wants to write. If he just decides not to write then, it's pretty simple for him to move not. Not so for the readers who pirated his first book, found it expanded their minds and now are hungry for more by the same author.

Being unmotivated to work is still a problem even if it's not a financial one. Getting paid remains an efficient motivator though.

Not being able to pay the rent is a major issue preventing people to do stuff like writing a new book.