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This tag should be used for questions about money and finances involved in being a Writer.

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How do you get paid for getting your book published?

What kind of book? I have most experience with novels... I think things are a bit different for non-fiction, but I can't say for sure. For novels... Authors don't get paid per word. That applies to …
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Traditional vs. Self Publishing... Show me the Money?

And of course there are personal privacy issues - talking about money is socially questionable in many circles - frustrating for those trying to find hard numbers, but true nonetheless. …
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How many words/hour should you aim for when writing your first draft?

I really wouldn't worry too much about words per hour. I agree with Craig (and Dean Wesley Smith) that 1000 words an hour is a good, sustainable rate, at least for some genres, but I don't think profe …
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Why do authors usually put a reference section at the end of a book when they are not refere...

Sounds like maybe you're working through the difference between a Works Cited page and a Bibliography. Works Cited pages are, as the title suggests, lists of the sources actually cited in the work. …
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