I are a Highly Paid Writer

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This is a graph of my earnings as a professional writer. The 2012 numbers are not complete. I lack 2 months from Ellora's Cave, 4th quarter from Amber Quill and Storm Moon. I don't track anthology single-payments.

In 2007, I made $368 in royalties, on two short stories: Collared Hearts (Phaze) and Raising the Dead (EC).

In 2008, I added For Love of Etarin and Eight Days Ablaze (EC) and Frosted Hearts (Phaze)

In 2009, I published:
Shell-Shocked (Pink Petal)
Glad Hands (EC)
Heart of a Forest (EC)
Cherry Tart (in Ellora's Cavemen)
Pushing the Boundaries of Reality (Phaze)
Curse of the Pharaoh's Manicurists (Amber Quill)
Alive on the Inside (Amber Quill)

5 full length novels in one year boosted my earnings

In 2010:
Showdown at Yellowstone River (PP)
Sky-Rat (PP)
Privateer's Treasure (EC)
Master Bear (AQ)
Chain Male (AQ)

I also got my first advance for my story in Wild Passions

In 2011:
Breathe Deep (AQ)
Four-Play (AQ)
Long Term (AQ)
Thigh to Thigh (AQ)
Swimming Through the Net (AQ)
Worth the Woe (AQ)
Songs for Guitar and French Harp (Storm Moon) (paid in 2010)

All of these were shorts. I spent the year hard at work on 2 novels. I got an advance for one, making up $500 of the list. I also made $800 on convention sales.

In 2012:
Spellbound Desire (EC)
Man hunt (AQ)
Hard Reboot (AQ)
Power in the Blood (SM)

There were also 4 anthology shorts this year. A $250 advance on a novel coming in Feb makes up a chunk of this year. And my convention sales were $751 of the total.



And this is why I keep my day job...