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How Much Do Writers Earn?

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Here's the one thing we all want to know and very few of us actually talk about. How much money can you make as a writer?


Cozy mystery writer Ellery Adams is going on the record with the financial details. On her agent Jessica Faust's blog, Adams tells all. Here are a couple of the highlights:

Average advance received from publisher — $6,000 per book

Average amount paid for large print or foreign rights — $500 or $1000

Average amount of advance spent on promotion — 25% of advance

Average money my publishers give me for promotion — 0

My writing income based on my 2010 tax return — $18,000

For details, head over to Jessica's blog.   


By the way, I think Jessica's got one of the best blogs out there for writers. It is updated regularly and consistently offers insight into the publishing and agenting worlds.

UPDATE: I''ve taken the plunge and developed an author website that I actually have to pay for! I hope you'll start visiting me there; that's where I'll be blogging from now on! Come along and have a look! Click here.

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