tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post5996268760790528543..comments2023-10-19T03:11:00.361-07:00Comments on Chinook Update: Should you enter a writing contest?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-85274300684374781402009-12-20T22:55:23.837-08:002009-12-20T22:55:23.837-08:00$15 K is not a shabby advance -- I'm agented a...$15 K is not a shabby advance -- I'm agented and on book 4 and I've yet to get more. (Of course, some authors get 7 figures... and you have to assume that if Amazon picks a winner --they probably reserve the right not to -- they're expecting it to be a pretty big book. An agent would turn a pretty big book into at least $30 K or a multi-book contract or both, I would guess.)<br /><br />I'd be more concerned about other contract elements, though. (First right of refusal, publication timeframe, paperback rights, sub rights, etc.) Is the contract posted for review in advance?Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132659374248687734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405355025166973097.post-41509046260436283572009-12-18T07:01:21.719-08:002009-12-18T07:01:21.719-08:00Anyone who has been published have a comment about...Anyone who has been published have a comment about the $15,000 advance? Because to someone like myself, with next to no publishing experience except magazines and newspapers, $15,000 from a major publisher looks pretty nice. I've heard, though, that you should try for a lower advance so you get royalties faster, but again...advice from those who've been there?Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454835661560481938noreply@blogger.com