tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7654322833104390744.post7679268619427539400..comments2013-03-12T20:05:37.895-07:00Comments on Monkey Scribbler's Sugah-tastic Magic Blog: One for the Greed … err … MoneyM Cid D'Angelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075559761690250899noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7654322833104390744.post-12647123737282259632010-07-28T13:16:02.676-07:002010-07-28T13:16:02.676-07:00I voted on the survey. However, this is quite a di...I voted on the survey. However, this is quite a difficult topic to make a decision on. While I think some authors are getting over-the-top advances, I kind of think that some of them have earned their keep, having toiled their way up the ranks. <br />When faced with the kind of money you've mentioned though, I think it's preposterous!Anne Lyken-Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425485414456096031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7654322833104390744.post-90859559988616397482010-07-27T11:09:12.889-07:002010-07-27T11:09:12.889-07:00Stephen King I've heard of (and read, and like...Stephen King I've heard of (and read, and liked). Janet Evanovich? No clue.Keefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820411415545249138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7654322833104390744.post-4800776554755048112010-07-27T10:12:14.151-07:002010-07-27T10:12:14.151-07:00As I said in the FB thread, I thought the purpose ...As I said in the FB thread, I thought the purpose of the advance was to provide funds for the author to promote his/her work and produce the next novel.<br />Royalties, on the other hand, are based on copies sold, and I don't begrudge a good author a penny of those.Brooklyn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285434689426722832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7654322833104390744.post-69069512589273431752010-07-26T17:40:37.774-07:002010-07-26T17:40:37.774-07:00Melville would possibly have written another book ...Melville would possibly have written another book as indecipherable as Moby Dick. Or maybe he'd have bought a whaling fleet. Rrichard piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648720482758520891noreply@blogger.com