That’s the median annual income for an American writer according to a 1981 study commissioned by the Authors Guild Foundation. A 2000 follow-up study on the midlist (i.e. books that are not blockbusters; they tend to be ‘serious’ literary fiction or nonfiction books with comparatively modest sales) indicates that this has probably not changed significantly in the last 25 years. Is it safe to hope it has at least kept up with inflation? That would mean an average median income of about $11,000. Woo hoo!
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