To anyone who fancies writing as 'a career'.

[panik]

The Orange longlist, with total sales for each of the nominated books.

 A Gate at the Stairs is on there? Seriously??? Worst book I've read this year.

Comments

Well of course.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

None of them have been out for even a year yet, most just a few months, but I think it's illustrative of how slight book sales are in general and why the average author earns £4,500 a year from their writing. I'm not sure - considering some of the comments I see on Twitter and various writers blogs I follow - most people realise how difficult it is for most writers to make a living out of writing. There aren't that many Dan Browns around (resists temptation to make obvious remark).

Re: Well of course.

[sheenaghpugh]

Yes, it must come as a shock to many!