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Q&A Pay rate and terms for writing book series under contract

I have a guy that runs a very successful punk/oi! record label in LA. He has asked me if I'd be interested in writing a series of books for him. 60,000 to 80,000 words per book in the series. I am...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Jonathan‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:10:39Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jonathan‭ · 2019-12-08T06:10:39Z (over 4 years ago)
I have a guy that runs a very successful punk/oi! record label in LA. He has asked me if I'd be interested in writing a series of books for him. 60,000 to 80,000 words per book in the series.

I am new to the lengthy writing game...

His offer is to pay $600 per book and %25 profit share after recoup. With contract and all.

Is this a terrible deal... or?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-27T13:32:36Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 4