Galleycat has an interesting article talking about a Reddit discussion of what two Fantasy authors, Paul S. Kemp (trad. pubbed) and Michael J. Sullivan (self-pubbed) are looking at in terms of income from their writing. Thought it might be of interest to some here.
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On Reddit, traditionally published fantasy author Paul S. Kemp and self-published fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan pulled back the curtain on their yearly earnings. Kemp said that he does not “expect to quit my day job anytime soon.” He spoke frankly about his writing finances:
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In contrast, Sullivan didn’t earn any money from his first book, published by a small press that offered no advance. When he switched to self-publishing, his career started to take off.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat...rs-earn_b77578