Sometimes there are things just worth passing on, don’t you think? I found a few today.
The first is about Cheetah Girls author Deborah Gregory feeling she was used by Hollywood. People always think selling to Hollywood in any way automatically brings with it a huge payoff. But considering how many novels Gregory has written and the time frame, when you break it all down it is far from a staggering amount. She does get that prestige though…must be enough for some.
Still on the money theme, here are two blogs about what average advances are. I’m sure neither of these are scientific, but they are interesting. Link one and Link two. On this same note, you can get a feel for romance advances by visiting Brenda Hiatt’s Show Me the Money page. Again, this isn’t exact. It all depends on who reports, plus there are some groupings that may not be the best. For example, if you look at Hiatt’s listing you will see that Kensington and Zebra are lumped together, meaning Zebra, Brava and Aphrodesia are lumped together. Since two of these come out first in trade paperback and one in mass market, the dollars given probably don’t really represent any of them accurately–but for a general overall look, it’s still an interesting list.
Thanks for sharing the link about Deborah Gregory. It is just heartbreaking that an author can give birth to something so wonderful then have it stolen away so that their creation sours for them.
by TFW February 16th, 2008 at 2:40 pmIt is kind of sad how carefully you have to consider everything you do. But then, what I think we (writers) forget, is that publishing (and Hollywood) are first and foremost businesses. This is both good and bad IMO. :)
by Lori February 16th, 2008 at 6:41 pm