writing for anthologies
@vera5d (4005)
United States
January 4, 2008 2:05pm CST
What is the minimum compensation you would accept for having your work published in an anthology?
Is $25-$50-$75 acceptable? Or would you prefer to recieve no upfront payment but the ability to earn a small percentage of royalties? For example, a writer earns 10 cents a book...they sell 1000 copies...the writer makes $100...if 10,000 books sold, the writer earns $1000, etc. etc...
2 responses
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
4 Jan 08
this is what i was thinking...$25 seems like nothing, yet this is what a lot of people pay...i think too, if you knew your pay was based on sales you'd be more likely to promote the book.
@EelKat (97)
• United States
7 Jan 08
Idealy I would ask for an advance against royalties. In other words, I would get the $20-$50-$75 up front. That way if the book flops, I'll still have the up front cash, but if the book is a hit, not only will I make the upfront cash, but once the 10c royalty hits the $20-$50-$75 mark, after that, I'll earn the 10c per book in addition to the up front cash I was already paid.
This btw is the publishing standard, used by most reputable publishers. Publishers that offer only up front cash or only royalty are usualy either a small press or a vainity press, and are thought of as such if they do not offer an advance against royalties.
