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Can you make money as an author?


Question asked by: mrquestion

Asked on: 05 Jan 2010

Yes you can make money as an author.

Indeed the top authors make an absolute fortune and just the process of writing a book will guarantee huge sales. This means that the publishing houses are always too keen to take their work and will pay a large advance.

However like most industries that does not apply to the mainstream. In general a person who is an author will not make much money because for every book that sells a lot there are loads that hardly sell at all, or only a small amount.

Certainly if you wanted to make a good income then author is not the best choice of job!

By: knowitall
Replied at: 05 Jan 2010
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