We need great transparency around the topic of money in publishing, in my opinion. Anyone else agree?

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How Long Does It Take to Earn Out an Advance? My Sales Figures Revealed Money Matters #2 - in which I share how many of MY books have earned out, and reveal their sales figures...

📚💰 Ever wondered how long it takes to earn out an advance? I dive into the details in my latest Substack post. If you're navigating publishing/curious about the numbers, this is for you.

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Share your thoughts — I’d love to hear them!
#Publishing #Booksky #AuthorJourney

Amazon Hot New Releases in Children's Poetry chart showing 4 Otter-Barry Books titles - at numbers 9, 8, 7 & 6

Otter-Barry-tastic tonight 🥳 #SqueakSquawkRoar and #Boing publish TOMORROW! ✨✨ #Excited #PoetryRocks

Just enjoying a cup of tea and staring at my name in print! What a gorgeous publication The Toy is! (Illustration by Evelyn Marsh)
#poetryforchildren #poetryforkids #writingforchildren #poetrycommunity #poetry

A hand holding The toy magazine, edition six: space. A navy blue cover with a white title and a pink planet with pink rings around it.

How exciting! @thetoypress.bsky.social magazine has arrived with 23 pages of amazing space themed poems and stories. As well as wonderful illustrations!

Buy here: thetoypress.com/shop/

So thrilled to be part of this with my first printed poem! 🪐🌏🚀

Happy 1st December! This month we will be shining a spotlight on some of our fabulous illustrators in...

The Toy Advent Calendar!

First up is Dani Ryles who provided an array of animals for our pets edition including this glorious goldfish.

Hi Nuria 😊

Would love to know your approaches to handling criticism & rejection - a fundamental part of a creative career! Do you sulk? Vent? Rage? Or go for a walk and (literally) take it all in your stride?

I’ve shared MY approach here: shorturl.at/cDzi4

#authorlife

Can I be added to the primary one please? Thanks!

This is such a lovely review! Thank you 😊

Thank you so much Sarah! What a lovely review 😊

Can I be added? Thanks!

Great list, thanks!

Hi There BlueSky - #ScrollTheMusical YouTube video by Gareth P Jones

As promised I have written a song for all of you here on Bluesky. It goes like this. I hope you like it.

youtu.be/ycj5Kflwb9k

#ScrollTheMusical

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