Income
How Writers Earn
The desk is only one of the rooms in which a writer is paid. Royalties and advances, translation and audio, self-publishing, festivals, teaching, copywriting, YouTube, prizes, and the collecting societies.
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Companion studios
Four free tools from the same desk as this guide — how writers are paid, how to find an agent, which book fairs to walk, and a daily count of the words.
Representation
The Writer’s Guide to Agents
What an agent is, whether you need one, how to approach one, and what they charge — with a directory of agencies you can sort by region and by the work they represent.
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Book fairs
Author Fair Guide
An almanac of the publishers’ book fairs — Frankfurt, London, Bologna and the rest. Dates, venues, tickets, and how to meet editors without handing over a whole manuscript.
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Word count
Quillmark
A daily word-count tracker. Log the day’s work, hold a target, and set a manuscript length that fits the shelf — with notes on genre lengths and writing challenges.
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