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Jim Hines has published his writing earnings since 2007, to give a rough idea of what a mid-list author can make, since there is very little actual data out there in this regard.
Jim C. Hines » 2013 Writing Income
A couple important things to note - according to this article, Hines still works a day job. He also says,
Jim Hines has published his writing earnings since 2007, to give a rough idea of what a mid-list author can make, since there is very little actual data out there in this regard.
Jim C. Hines » 2013 Writing Income
A couple important things to note - according to this article, Hines still works a day job. He also says,
For a little more background, I’m a U.S.-based author, and I started trying to write back in 1995, so realistically, it’s taken me 18 years to get to this point. I have nine fantasy novels in print with DAW. The first came out from DAW in 2006. The last two were published in hardcover. Most of my books have made the Locus bestseller lists, though I don’t hit the NYT or USA Today lists. (Yet.) I’m primarily – almost exclusively – a “traditionally” published author.
As always, please keep in mind that I’m a sample size of one. Trying to draw any broad, sweeping conclusions from such a sample would be … illogical.
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