Every wonder what you would make on writing a book? Well I thought it might be fun to share a little behind-the-scenes notes on the sales of my book. Now here's a bit of good news. My book is in it's THIRD PRINTING!!! Woo hoo!
So when I went to the mailbox I had hopes that I would finally have repaid the modest cash advance I received for writing the book and I might actually see some royalties after two years of sales. Well, I did. I saw that there was a check inside and I did a little dance. A check! Yes! A few hundred or maybe even a thousand dollars of play money! Woot! But then, I looked again. Alas, not yet. Here's what I found:
Ah well. It is a check. <SNORT, GIGGLE, WHEEZE> It's good to laugh at oneself every now and again. Looks like I'll wait another 6 months for that big payoff. Tee hee hee....
Kelle Sparta is the author of The Consultative Real Estate Agent - Building Relationships that Create Loyal Clients, Get More Referrals, and Increase Your Sales, as well as being a speaker and trainer specializing in the real estate industry. Kelle is the founder of Sparta Success Systems, a real estate training company that provides tools, products, and training to empower agents and brokers to create lives and businesses they can love. For more information, visit her website at http://www.spartasuccess.com/. © 2007, Kelle Sparta.
Kelle:
Your check reminds me of the time I got an article published in a magazine - it was a whopping $25!
What the hey - you are published! Congrats.
Yep! I took me three years to write Sell with Soul and I'm just now realizing what the hourly pay works out to be... Never ever write a book thinking it's your ticket to riches!!!
Congrats on the third printing!
Just the accomplishment of writing and getting a book published is cause for celebration, I can't imagine the time and effort involved. As for the money, maybe next week will have more digits. Good luck. :0)