Comments for Brenda Hiatt http://brendahiatt.com Romantic Historical Adventure Wed, 16 May 2012 03:58:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Show Me the Money! by Writers’ Toolbox: Show Me the Money! | Hallie Chandler http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/#comment-186 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:58:54 +0000 http://brendahb.wordpress.com/#comment-186 [...] need to thank Brenda Hiatt for this fabulous resource! Show Me the Money! is survey Hiatt manages to keep readers informed of the average payout with certain romance and [...]

]]> Comment on Money talk by breezee http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/money-talk/#comment-181 Thu, 10 May 2012 19:13:13 +0000 http://brendahiatt.com/?page_id=98#comment-181 Hey Brenda – I caught your workshop many years ago at RWA and just wanted to say thanks for keeping up with the data. It’s so great to have when making decisions about whether to stick with a traditional press or go with an e-press. I appreciate all your hard work!!

]]> Comment on Money talk by Brenda http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/money-talk/#comment-177 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:42:59 +0000 http://brendahiatt.com/?page_id=98#comment-177 Debbie, a few more authors have reported in with indie figures. I need to put out another big call for info before this summer’s RWA conference, for sure. Of course, one problem with totally self-reported figures is that I have NO way to know how representative they are of all authors out there. I can definitely say that SOME authors are making impressively good money self-publishing both new works and backlist books they’ve gotten the rights to. Others, not so much, though even the lower earners say things are improving, slowly but surely. It’s probably important to remember that when it comes to e-books this is a longterm proposition rather than the one or two months most paper books have to earn the majority of what they’ll earn. I expect the numbers will keep changing for quite some time (hopefully, mostly for the better–but it’s really too soon to know).

]]> Comment on Money talk by Debbie http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/money-talk/#comment-176 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:46:35 +0000 http://brendahiatt.com/?page_id=98#comment-176 Hi Brenda:
You are so awesome! I’m just checking to see if you’re getting any new income results from Indie Authors, and if things have changed in results since so many authors are going self-pubbing and it might be harder to make a splash (and money).

]]> Comment on Money talk by Brenda http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/money-talk/#comment-169 Wed, 02 May 2012 22:13:35 +0000 http://brendahiatt.com/?page_id=98#comment-169 I can only report what authors send me, Joanne. I’m hoping some M&B/Medical authors will send me earnout numbers so I can update that listing. (Far and away the majority of the reports I get are from authors who have just sold. It’s much harder to get people to follow up later with earnout info, alas!)

]]> Comment on Money talk by Joanne http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/money-talk/#comment-168 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:36:35 +0000 http://brendahiatt.com/?page_id=98#comment-168 HI Brend,

A query on the report for Mills and Boon including Medical – no earn outs are mentioned – why is this? Really curious about the line as I’ve heard that of all the M&B lines, Medical was the lowest paying since they’ve never really taken off in America the way they have other places so I’d love to know what an average earn out on a Medical romance is. Many thanks in advance.

]]> Comment on Show Me the Money! by How to Get Your Writing Career Started, Part III: But Can I Make Any Money at This? | Tiger Daughter Bites Back http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/#comment-165 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:44:00 +0000 http://brendahb.wordpress.com/#comment-165 [...] Brenda Hiatt runs a great page on her website that gathers information from romance writers.  They self-report and she posts the averages of what writers earn per book from different publishers. Fascinating reading. [...]

]]> Comment on Show Me the Money! by Getting Published Part 1: Making the Commitment « Writers: Working with Louise Cusack http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/#comment-161 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:59:17 +0000 http://brendahb.wordpress.com/#comment-161 [...] scouting around to get feedback on what their advances and royalties might be.  Brenda Hiatt’s Show Me The Money website is a good place to start.  But realistically, you also have to have a good quality book to [...]

]]> Comment on Show Me the Money! by Is it worth the RITA? « Crista's Blog http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/#comment-150 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:49:00 +0000 http://brendahb.wordpress.com/#comment-150 [...] category romance writers earn from Harlequin (based on the numbers provided to Brenda Hiatt’s Show Me the Money site). But since the Indulgence line is digital-only, Jennifer’s highly successful book will [...]

]]> Comment on Money talk by Brenda http://brendahiatt.com/show-me-the-money/money-talk/#comment-105 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:54:18 +0000 http://brendahiatt.com/?page_id=98#comment-105 Hi, Bell! Things may be changing, what with so many writers now going the self-e-pub route, but last I heard, Harlequin’s rejection rate was well over 99%. That’s not to say you shouldn’t try, of course! As for earnings, I have Harlequin Historicals listed in my main survey, if you click on the “Show Me the Money” tab, above. Thanks for stopping by!

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