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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
So, the author will be hiring an editor up-front, before she starts making any money on the book? And possibly hiring a publicity specialist to promote her book to encourage more people to check it out?
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Plus cover artist and blurb writer if those are also things beyond their abilities. It wouldn't be feasible to expect a new first-time writer to do that, but there is no reason they can't use the profits from their first book to pay for those services on their second and subsequent books. They are all one-off payments, certainly not worth handing over 90% of your income forever.