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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1647698" data-attributes="member: 5171">Hey, nikolai:2000/week is really on the low side, even below average for someone with a full-time job.  As for the book/year model, one book per year is the model for authors who write large fantasy novels (which range from 120-2xx-thousand words).  This is significantly shorter.  Also, media tie-in writers have much faster production rates, usually because they're writing something that's so much shorter. re:details about royaltiesWell, the trouble with that idea is that it flies in the face of the way that all other major publishers work.  A pro-level fiction anthology doesn't advertise itself by saying, "Hey, write for us -- if we accept you, we'll tell you how much money you'll be getting."  That kind of approach keeps experienced writers away.  I'm not saying that they should lay out the full contract for us, but something a bit more specific would be nice.  If I'm writing for a flat fee or $1,000, that's a bit different from writing for $10,000 and royalties.  The $1000 is still nice, and the overall concept is still a good way to get into the business, but I'm disappointed that the approach is one that ignores so many of the professional customs.  It makes it look a lot more like a fan-contest, and a lot less like an actual "in" to the WotC media writing world.  But that's just my perspective, and my perspective is admittedly a bit jaded by spending much of my waking life perusing writing guidelines.</blockquote>

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