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Originally Posted by crich70
As I recall when Stephen King published his first book "Carrie" he got around 250k in advance money and that was his share after his agent had theirs (if I recall correctly). It was a big advance I imagine for the time.
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He got a $2500 advance when
Carrie was published. Enough to get him out of a big hole he was in. Not enough to be writing full time as he first thought. When the paperback rights were sold he got 200k out of the deal. I am not convinced that is still considered an advance since the book was already published in hardcover.
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