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gary compton · 25th April 2008, 02:14 PM

£3000 doesnt seem much, it wouldn't finance you being a full time author thats for sure - would the publisher expect you to be full time?

Also how much royalty would an author on that level of advance receive per book and presumably if his manuscript became a bestseller would he get payments on all sales?

As i have said before I was inspired to start writing when I watched a BBC documentary on Sheila Quigley in 2004 I think it was, she was with the Darley Anderson Agency. Her advance was for £300,000 - how did she get so much? is it to do with the genre she is writing in?

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gary compton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northumberland Posts: 157	Re: Self publishing - a few thoughts! £3000 doesnt seem much, it wouldn't finance you being a full time author thats for sure - would the publisher expect you to be full time? Also how much royalty would an author on that level of advance receive per book and presumably if his manuscript became a bestseller would he get payments on all sales? As i have said before I was inspired to start writing when I watched a BBC documentary on Sheila Quigley in 2004 I think it was, she was with the Darley Anderson Agency. Her advance was for £300,000 - how did she get so much? is it to do with the genre she is writing in?