tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post1644556226165552676..comments2024-03-28T01:45:11.634-07:00Comments on Thinking to Inking: How Much Does an Author Really Make?JennPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764940650742981638noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-1817830846632431282017-08-31T13:57:23.960-07:002017-08-31T13:57:23.960-07:00Hi Luke, fair question. My point wasn't that e...Hi Luke, fair question. My point wasn't that earning mid-level or low-level isn't liveable, but rather that those figures are hard to achieve and even harder to maintain. If you hit that level, awesome, but I think all writers need to understand that it will take hard work, time, and it's vary rarely doable on a single book. Also some people jump into this business thinking they are going to make millions, which unfortunately is not a realistic expectation. Hope that helps.SStokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607391693287377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-88684158852540377812017-01-19T06:02:08.047-08:002017-01-19T06:02:08.047-08:00So being mid level gets you 50,000? And low level ...So being mid level gets you 50,000? And low level would be 30,000-40,000 a year? Jeeze, maybe I'm just used to being dirt poor, but those figures look real good to me, expecially the mid level. Mid level is a nice living, low level is definatly livable. So why say don't quit your day job? lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156446111031275970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-30690033205484018612015-07-17T16:47:54.933-07:002015-07-17T16:47:54.933-07:00Great article and responses. Thanks for the info. ...Great article and responses. Thanks for the info. I know that I'm gonna write successful books and sell millions of the online and in hard copy form. Blessings to u all on your writing endeavours.Bishop Shawn L.http://i_am_ministry.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-55287516752836782632014-02-03T14:50:54.281-08:002014-02-03T14:50:54.281-08:00Glad to hear so many folks found this post useful....Glad to hear so many folks found this post useful. Seems I wasn't the only blogger who took interest in the story. If you follow the querytracker blog post (which I highly recommend - it's a great resource) they recently shared several other posts about the aforementioned blog post. In case you're interested, here are the links:<br /><br />What makes this post on The Passive Voice interesting is that the CEO from Kensington (Steve Zacharius) got in other conversation: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/01/2014/why-authors-and-trad-pub-dont-reveal-authors-earnings/<br /><br />Which spawned this post, where an indie author explains how they improved earnings after leaving the world of traditional publishing: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2014/01/questions-from-steve-zacharius-ceo-and.html<br /><br />Here's another post on the same topic: http://www.teleread.com/publishing/konrath-on-traditional-publishing-or-an-interesting-conversation-with-the-ceo-of-kensington-publishing/<br /><br />Needless to say, the author income debate has quite a few layers...SStokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607391693287377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-37796198828953406672014-01-29T17:14:06.149-08:002014-01-29T17:14:06.149-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285505493802519119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-23204745988906236842014-01-29T17:13:23.099-08:002014-01-29T17:13:23.099-08:00Kudos on the agent and good look with the revision...Kudos on the agent and good look with the revisions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285505493802519119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-91795456286513608932014-01-19T13:13:16.931-08:002014-01-19T13:13:16.931-08:00Thanks for this! I'm working on revisions with...Thanks for this! I'm working on revisions with my agent and it's hard not to day dream! But it's good to keep these things in mind :)CaitlinSineadJhttp://www.caitlinsineadjennings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-42071020454173677042014-01-16T15:50:54.683-08:002014-01-16T15:50:54.683-08:00So insightful - thanks - passion is everything in ...So insightful - thanks - passion is everything in this life ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-41260250250780135092014-01-16T11:49:48.044-08:002014-01-16T11:49:48.044-08:00Thanks, Karen! Glad you enjoyed the post. And you...Thanks, Karen! Glad you enjoyed the post. And your so right - if we get anything else on top of the simple enjoyment we get from writing, then that's awesome. But in the meantime, hopefully we find the simple act of writing to be an enjoying, passion filled process.SStokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607391693287377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702214476023572726.post-38160338513320381962014-01-15T17:24:25.346-08:002014-01-15T17:24:25.346-08:00Great post! I feel the same way about writing. S...Great post! I feel the same way about writing. Sure it would be nice to have all that money, but the real reason I write is because I have to, I need to. The story inside me at times just won't let me be until I at least put some of it down onto paper. I love writing and I create stories for fun. Anything else that might come from it is just gravy! It was also fun to see the figures. Thanks for the research and I can't wait to see your book on the shelves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637368340843363231noreply@blogger.com