This is so disingenuous and insulting to my life’s work, but here we go. In 2000 I signed a contract for my debut novel, 6000$. Was paid 4000$ before house went bankrupt owing me 28,000$ in royalties, a paperback advance & a Japanese foreign rights sale. Took 7 years to write.
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Replying to @WriteLeungWrite and @alexanderchee
A solid majority of authors work for free. Alexander Chee is one of the uber-lucky ones that gets to profit from his writing.
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