How Much I Made on My First Book
A transparent breakdown of advances, royalties, expenses, and what “bestselling” actually pays.
One time, after sending out a newsletter to promote the paperback release of We Are The Luckiest, I received the following response:
Why are you pushing your book so hard??? Wouldn’t you rather have it be successful more organically?
Another said:
This feels weird. You’re already a bestselling writer, and I already bought the book once.
I mean, fair enough.…
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