#PublishingPaidMe:
$1,500 for my 2009 33 1/3 book (the standard advance back then). I spent all that money and way more traveling to Hawaii to research it. Obviously extremely worth it. This book finally earned out THIS YEAR due to a Spotify deal Bloomsbury made for the series
$1,500 for my 2009 33 1/3 book (the standard advance back then). I spent all that money and way more traveling to Hawaii to research it. Obviously extremely worth it. This book finally earned out THIS YEAR due to a Spotify deal Bloomsbury made for the series
$70,000 for 2018's THE WORLD ONLY SPINS FORWARD, split between @parabasis and me. 1/2 on signing, 1/4 on D&A, 1/4 on pub. (Hope this is OK, Isaac.) We spent some of that on research costs and photos. It's sold pretty well and I hope it might earn out in the next year or two.
$130,000 for this. I took less money than another pub offered bc LB's generous payout plan funded the trip: 1/2 on signing, 1/4 on partial, 1/4 on D&A. We spent it all and more. I should be getting my first royalty statement soon and then I'll know whether it'll ever earn out!
The lesson I've learned: only write a book if the life experience and/or writing task will be incredibly rewarding and enjoyable. I've been very lucky!
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