Only 5% of authors earn the income Virginia Woolf once argued was needed to work – today around £30,000. Two authors explain what it is like to have success, but no moneyFour years ago, Kerry Hudson had just won a prestigious French literary prize when one late payment left her unable to make... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-19 16:23:43 UTC ]
Sixty thousand is the number of copies Christina Baker Kline thought her newest book, "Orphan Train," might sell in her “wildest dreams.” For a midlist author on her fifth novel, it was a lofty number. It turns out, it was also way too low. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sixty thousand is the number of copies Christina Baker Kline thought her newest book, "Orphan Train," might sell in her "wildest dreams." For a midlist author on her fifth novel, it was a lofty number. It turns out, it was also way too low. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robyn Carr might not be a household name, but she’s certainly a force to be reckoned with on the bestseller lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]