Novelists & Fiction Writers
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SKU: 851
Category: Careers
Description
Median traditionally published author income: $12,000/year. Self-published median: less. The honest economics of fiction writing where advances are shrinking, midlist authors struggle, and the 1% bestsellers create the illusion that writing fiction is a career rather than a subsidized passion. Query letters, agent acquisition, and the specific paths that occasionally produce a living.




