A look at what it costs to make good writing really sing, according to Quill & Quire
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton poses after winning the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for her book ‘The Luminaries’ in central London on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
Canadian-born New Zealand native Eleanor Catton won a slew of literary prizes for her hefty tome, The Luminaries. But she couldn’t have done it herself. For an industry working to keep books relevant, here’s a closer read of the average publishing industry salaries, according to Quill & Quire, to give a sense of what it costs to make writing like Catton’s really sing.
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