From: me@privacy.net   
      
   "Jim Hetley"  wrote   
      
   > I'll tack on to that -- a minimal advance for a novel from a traditional   
   > publisher would be in the $2000 US range.  My first advance was $5000 US.   
   > Proof of an equivalent earning from self-publishing could be a place to   
   > start.   
      
   But if it didn't earn out you are setting a higher bar for selfies.   
      
   Still, at least two novels that each yielded over $2000 gross might be   
   reasonable and also of much the same order as the per word rule.   
      
      
      
   --   
   Mike D   
      
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