We’re all writers here, but it’s time to crunch some numbers. This week we’re doing a deep dive into all the math you need to know for your publishing career: breaking down advances, royalties, agent fees, and more!

Referenced Resources:

* https://when-do-i-earn-out.web.app/

* https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xsx6rKJtafa8f_prlYYD3zRxaXYVDaPXbasvt_iA2vA/edit?gid=1798364047#gid=1798364047

Results of last week’s first and last line guessing game:

Anna - The Banshee of Clan Murtagh

* First Line: In the depths of the forest that lies beyond the house of Murtagh, there lives a girl and her Lady mother. The girl has been dead for a very long time.

* Last Line: “She called herself Eithne.”

Ivy - Sculptor of the Winds

* First Line: The body was bloated, thick veins of black running beneath the sun-dark skin, branching out from the missing chunk of flesh in the dead man’s shoulder.

* Last Line: Crunch.

Zilla as R.J. Hawthorne - What We Fed It

* First Line: Something like five thousand people die abroad every year. Only a handful of them happen in Wales, but even still, I’ve planned for that.

* Last Line: “Not tonight,” I say. “Tonight’s about her.”

With Series Potential is a weekly podcast for writers trying to break into traditional publishing, by writers trying to break into traditional publishing.

Hosted by Anna Hirsch, Ivy T. Woods, and Zilla Writes (writing as RJ Hawthorne).

This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only. All information presented is the personal opinions of the show hosts and is based on publicly available information.

Music by The Cysquatch.