How much is a novelist's yearly salary?

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Answer 1

Authors seldom have "salaries" except for those under contract to a publishing house to produce x number of novels a year, usually uinder a pseudonym.

A novelist generally is writing "on spec." A first time novelist may actually wind up owing money to their publisher if sales are not sufficient.

Established authors can get large advances if they've sold well enough in the past. If the new novel sells well, they might make an appreciable amount of money over and above the advance depending on contract, but that's not salary. They're not an employee of the publishing company and cannot plan on a regular income that way.

(1) Tara K. Harper, when asked, answered this way:
"How Much Money Do You Really Make?"

"Enough to go riding whenever I want, but not enough to own all the horses.

"The Author's Guild conducted a survey recently on author income. If I recall correctly, and including the stats from those incredibly high multi-multi-million dollar contracts, the average author earns about 10,000 a year.

"However, because author incomes vary so wildly, you'll get a better picture if you look at averages within categories. From the various stats I've seen, a beginning, low-end, or one-off (one or two books only) author makes $4k to $10k a year--before taxes, before agent commissions, and before the costs of doing business. Experienced, well-established midlist authors who write a book only once every year or two seem to fall into the $20k to $40k a year range--again, before taxes, agent commissions, and the costs of doing business. For prolific authors who publish several books a year, and who have been publishing for 15 years or more, the gross income is closer to $60k to $100k. The most popular authors working regularly in media fiction (Star Trek, Star Wars, Aliens, etc.) seem to earn in a higher range from $80k to $250k a year--note that I said the most popular. The authors who blow the curve -- the Big Five -- are, of course, Stephen King, Nora Roberts, John Grisham, Tom Clancy, and Danielle Steele. YA author J.K. Rowling doesn't count. She's richer than the queen.

"However, remember that most authors do not make writing a career, but a sideline. "

For another view, check out the website of (2)Piers Anthony and find out what he says.

Answer 2

Novelist Salary

Answer 3

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How much is a novelist's yearly salary?
Can somebody give me some websites that wiull help me answer my question?

Answer 4

Most of the novelists don't get salaries! They get an "advance" and "royalties." The advance is based on how well the last book by that author did. The royalties are based on the cover price of the book, and how many copies sold through to consumers.

That said, Dean Koontz and Stephen King are millionaires. J.K. Rowling is a billionaire.

Answer 5

There are lots of factors to consider, like, are any of their novels published?? Well known authour?? My guess in a newbie author trying to get their first book published, isn't going to make that much, unless, it happens to be a best seller!

Answer 6

The same as an actor, or singer, or any other entertainer. The top 5% make a fortune and the rest have day jobs.

Answer 7

It very greatly depends on how well you write. It would be impossible to say for this line of work.

Answer 8

They are not salaried- but negotiate their price per novel!!!

Answer 9

it depends