It's kinda frustrating to look up agents or trying to research deals and can't find any deal amounts listed. When researching agents I like to look at how much their latest deals were worth. It goes into a small section that is out weighed by personality, interests and other things but to me it's still important.
It feels like in the writing and publishing world that money is a taboo topic where numbers are a hush-hush thing, which frustrates me. I KNOW I'm not the next JK or anything but I think the lack of transparency in how much most writers make adds to that whole "I just need to sell one book and I'll be set for life!"
I hope I'm making sense? lol.
Anyone else understand where I'm coming from?
Money isn't the be all end all of course. Someday I hope to just be able to make a living doing what I love (don't we all lol )
Any thoughts?
It feels like in the writing and publishing world that money is a taboo topic where numbers are a hush-hush thing, which frustrates me. I KNOW I'm not the next JK or anything but I think the lack of transparency in how much most writers make adds to that whole "I just need to sell one book and I'll be set for life!"
I hope I'm making sense? lol.
Anyone else understand where I'm coming from?
Money isn't the be all end all of course. Someday I hope to just be able to make a living doing what I love (don't we all lol )
Any thoughts?