Filthy Lucre
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\\nIn our culture, it\\u2019s taboo to talk about money. You don\\u2019t ask another person how much they make, or how much their possessions cost, or how much they have in the bank. That\\u2019s especially true in publishing. Writers don\\u2019t usually talk openly about money. But they should. People should know the kind of money writers actually make. Readers should know whether or not they\\u2019re supporting an exploitative industry, and aspiring writers should know how much\\u2013or how little\\u2013they\\u2019ll realistically earn. We\\u2019re not doing this to scare you away from writing. We just think it\\u2019s better to have a realistic idea of the industry so you don\\u2019t get blindsided.
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\\nIn this episode, Simon McNeil rejoins us to talk about what writers usually make, the hidden costs of writing, and why Disney Must Pay.
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\\nLinks:
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\\nSimon\\u2019s website
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\\nSix Takeaways from the Authors Guild 2018 Income Survey
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\\nDestituent Power and Divine Economy in Elden Ring
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\\nI Never Made a Living Wage When I Worked in Publishing
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\\n\\u201cSponsored\\u201d by my husband: Why it\\u2019s a problem that writers never talk about where their money comes from
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\\nAn agent explains the ins and outs of book deals
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\\nRoyalties in Kindle Unlimited
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\\nBlack authors are on all the bestseller lists right now. But publishing doesn\\u2019t pay them enough.
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\\nThree-in-ten Americans now read ebooks
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\\nClarion West 2016: Meet Team Arsenic
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\\nDisneyMustPay: Authors form task force to fight for missing payments
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\\nHow Rod Dreher\\u2019s blog got a little \\u201ctoo weird\\u201d for the American Conservative
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\\nA Dribble of Ink: Interview with Sam Sykes
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\\n(header image via Roman Oleinik with alterations)
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\\nAbout Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author,'
