tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post2765230047696317666..comments2024-03-25T02:15:02.505-07:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: Numbersadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-29237326213161024092012-06-15T22:19:18.931-07:002012-06-15T22:19:18.931-07:00Hellow!!!!!!Good morning.Your blog cantains very H...Hellow!!!!!!Good morning.Your blog cantains very Helpful article. Good for the people how need information about this. Thank you. <a href="http://travelinsurancequotess.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Petter Joe</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195088555615759725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-50733100050490033832009-12-14T06:20:56.173-08:002009-12-14T06:20:56.173-08:00I may be a bit out of date, but last time I checke...I may be a bit out of date, but last time I checked, the average income was only $33,000 before taxes. This for a job where the person actually works for someone else, very often at a job they hate, at least forty hours per week.<br /><br />And that "average" is a dream for the millions stuck in minimum wage jobs that, even after the lastest increse, is still less than $15,000per year.<br /><br />Earning about four times minimum wage, and keeping half of it, for writing a papeback that I believe only reached eighteeth spot, didn't stay there long, and that has had no other sales, no hardcover edition, etc., seems a bit out of touch, to me.<br /><br />If anything, this should be encouraging news for writers.James A. Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707677041485722525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-8076080724845638202009-12-11T12:23:14.131-08:002009-12-11T12:23:14.131-08:00She's saying she earned $25 AFTER taxes? She s...She's saying she earned $25 AFTER taxes? She should look at it like a salaried position, perhaps, since we all have taxes taken out. Maybe after agent's fees, etc., her "salary" for writing the book was closer to $35-40,000?<br /><br />And like you say, foreign rights, workshop fees, etc., garner some extra income. And doesn't a backlist of books continue to bring in some money too? Won't she make a something from the book just published in 2010 also? I would think a new book spurs sales of older titles too.Mark Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758940020912520294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-51771437284949829362009-11-28T12:52:47.795-08:002009-11-28T12:52:47.795-08:00It seems like the top of the heap, fiction-writing...It seems like the top of the heap, fiction-writing income wise, is to pump out some scripts that actually get made into movies or shows. There's a lot to be said for volume. Plus, this is typical of all worlds of art and enthusiast industries. So many people are willing to do it for little recompense, or even free, that it's rare to be able to do it for a living. So hats off to those who are able to do it full-time!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962224347551157239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-30393508987265499752009-11-19T12:51:37.683-08:002009-11-19T12:51:37.683-08:00Though I wish her well, this bursts no bubbles for...Though I wish her well, this bursts no bubbles for me. As a not-yet-published writer, I've always assumed that the only way out of a day job is with hardcover success. It sounds like you just can't get there with paperback sales alone--especially mass markets--unless, as you point out, you're willing to wait a decade or two.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710199217121149910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-32593594686086296202009-11-19T11:03:50.931-08:002009-11-19T11:03:50.931-08:00I too find this interesting. I think I'd pref...I too find this interesting. I think I'd prefer the figures before taxes instead of after, though. I understanding deducting the agent's fees right off the top, but we all pay taxes no matter what we do and we all incur expenses related to our job -- it costs me $50 in tolls per month to get to work, but I don't say my income is $600 less per year because of it. I'm afraid to calculate what I pay in gas.<br /><br />When I hear someone makes $120K as an engineer, I know that person pays taxes and has some non-reimbursed job-related expenses, but the figure $120K still gives me an instant mental picture, right or wrong, of the relative income that person has. Deducting the taxes and expenses in advance makes it harder for me to make mental comparisons.<br /><br />Mileage may vary, of course (figuratively, I mean!).Amy Sissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048079879080286675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-34444726870726153572009-11-19T10:28:11.936-08:002009-11-19T10:28:11.936-08:00Nancy,
Thanks for posting this. It is very intere...Nancy,<br /><br />Thanks for posting this. It is very interesting and also very helpful to get views of authors who are established in the industry. Gives us a more accurate picture of what to expect.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.com