by Maureen Crisp • March 22, 2018 • Follow
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Traditional publishers tend to promise more to authors with the promise of more revenue. But where is this revenue going and why are royalty rates so low?
Royalty rates are how writers and illustrators alike make their money while they are working toward their next project. Some authors only rely on writing as their singular career. With such low royalty rates, how will they be able to afford basic life expenses. If publishers promise to take care of them, then why are these rates so low? And where is the rest of these author’s hard work money going?
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Maureen Crisp has been writing her weekly publishing roundups for over seven years. She is a traditionally published children's author as well as indie-published. She lives in New Zealand and is heading the team organising the 4th National Conference of Children's Writers and Illustrators. She is currently trying her hand at writing a children’s book series if she can drag herself away from forever tweaking her Mars novel or obsessing over space.