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The reason writers talk about money is this:
We aren't really interested in money, we're interested in readers. We know that there's a positive correlation between money and readers. There's no easy way to count readers. There is an easy way to count money. Therefore to know how well we're being read, we count the money.
When we talk about advances, we know that they're "advances against royalties." Those advances are themselves royalty checks -- so when folks who got an advance say that they didn't earn any royalties they mean they didn't earn any royalties beyond the advance. They've already earned royalties.
Excellent writing will only take you so far. Beyond that, to reach readers, you need excellent distribution.
Ah, well, I suppose you know your own situation best. Please keep us posted on how things work out for you.
(Just as an aside, Robert Fletcher put his picture on the old ST Literary Agency site.)
We aren't really interested in money, we're interested in readers. We know that there's a positive correlation between money and readers. There's no easy way to count readers. There is an easy way to count money. Therefore to know how well we're being read, we count the money.
When we talk about advances, we know that they're "advances against royalties." Those advances are themselves royalty checks -- so when folks who got an advance say that they didn't earn any royalties they mean they didn't earn any royalties beyond the advance. They've already earned royalties.
Excellent writing will only take you so far. Beyond that, to reach readers, you need excellent distribution.
Ah, well, I suppose you know your own situation best. Please keep us posted on how things work out for you.
(Just as an aside, Robert Fletcher put his picture on the old ST Literary Agency site.)