First Royalties Check!
Today I received my first-ever—let’s hope first in a looooooooooooooong line—royalties check.
My part’s pretty small, less than a grand. The book has been out only half a year. The author royalties are being split four ways. Plus, our fees for photos and illustrations we chose for the book come out of the first check, so the publisher deducted almost half of it.
But that’s OK.
Cuz it’s the first.
FIRST.
ROYALTIES CHECK!
OMG
I'm a busy freelance editor and writer, wife to Ian, and mother to two precious boys. I am living each day to the fullest and with as much grace, creativity, and patience as I can muster.
"Love doesn't just sit there like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new." —Ursula K. LeGuinn
March 28, 2009 at 12:32 am
I believe the correct term is:
*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!*
Eleventy-one!!11!1!!!
Yay. May you be royaltied forever.
March 28, 2009 at 1:59 am
Rock right the fuck on! I’ve read about authors who never get royalties checks! You are an editing rock star! Seriously, this is awesome!
March 28, 2009 at 11:28 am
Fame and fortune, baby. Fame and fortune.
March 28, 2009 at 2:00 pm
No kidding. Sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee is the word. Thanks!
March 28, 2009 at 2:03 pm
There is really nothing glamorous about the work I did. It was work. I just walked through a door when it opened for me, after having stuck my foot in and pushed with all my diplomatic might. There is something wonderful about being in the right place at the right time!
March 28, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Well, I’m not even listed as an author, or a contributing writer. Therefore, fame is probably out of the question.
Nevertheless, I’ll take the fortune!
March 28, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I am so happy for you that’s awesome!!!!!!!
March 31, 2009 at 3:39 pm
OMG, so awesome!!! Woohoo!
April 1, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Yay!
Congratulations. May it start a long and popular trend…