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Tish Davidson said:Work for hire. Flat fee of $1,000. Not a good deal for research and writing - and what is Allegro Music doing commissioning biographies?
Stephanie said:No, it's not a great amount of money - but for history buffs who can write for kids, it might be worth the experience.
Travel writers, for instance, almost always agree that work-for-hire guide book writing and/or updating is underpaid grunt work: it is that, but it also opens the door to many other opportunities.
I don't know anything about Allegro Music - took a look at the site and see they offer educational dvds and videos to homeschoolers. Perhaps they'll simply use the biographies as added incentives to buy--or perhaps they're branching out...
Maddog said:I was able to crank out 1000 words in a couple of hours, Nomad. The pay doesn't seem so bad to me considering I've made zero dollars as a writer so far. It will be good to add to my writing credits as well.
Maddog said:We'll see if it even pans out. Seeing as I've been writing for almost a year now and haven't made a cent, it doesn't seem so bad. 20 hours to write the first draft, then maybe another 20 polishing and editing, that's $1000 for about a 40- hour work week. Lots of people would be glad to make 52K a year!
It seems like you seasoned writers don't think this is a good way to go. What is? How did you guys get writing credits under your belts? I'm starting to think pitching my first novel isn't the right way to go about it. I'd love to know some recommended ways to get credits, which would hopefully lead to an agent or publisher taking a serious look at my work.
Thanks!
Maddog said:It seems like you seasoned writers don't think this is a good way to go. What is? How did you guys get writing credits under your belts?
Nomad said:So that means you'll spend a bare minimum of 80 hours for $1,000 that you are likely to see anywhere from 3-8 months after you've completed the book (if this publisher is like most, who usually divide payment up into installments).