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If you write in several different genres, please fill out a separate form for each genre rather than mixing up data from different genres. So, for example, if you write magazine articles and books, fill out one form for your most recent magazine sale with information about your previous magazines sales and first magazines sale. Submit a second form for your most recent book, including information about the previous books.

The Survey Form

Your Email Address:

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About Your Most Recent Sale

Type of Sale:

Genre:

Sub-Genre:
Example: Police Procedural Mystery, Regency-Set Historical Romance.

For Book Contracts Number of Books Contracted for in this Sale:

Publisher:

Optional but very helpful if included

Form of Submission that Sold:

Who Made the Sale:

Who Negotiated Contract:

How Many Rejections for this Item Before this Sale?

Date of Contract:

(Format: MM/DD/YYYY)

Country where Sale Took Place if NOT USA:

Advance for Each Book (or payment if article) :

Royalty Percentage:

Example: "8% on cover price" or "10% on net sales, rising to 12.5% after 20,000 copies sold".

Copies Sold:

Estimated Royalty and Rights Earnings Received Beyond Advance:

Income from Writing Over Past 52 Weeks:

Earnings from Your Previous Sale

Number of Previous Publications in Genre of Current Sale:

Number of Previous Publications in Genre Different from Current Sale

Date of Most Recent Previous Sale:

(Format: MM/DD/YYYY)

Publisher of Most Recent Previous Sale:

Optional but very helpful if included

Advance (or payment if article) for Most Recent Previous Sale:

Royalty Percentage:

Example: "8% on cover price" or "10% on net sales, rising to 12.5% after 20,000 copies sold".

Copies Sold in Most Recent Previous Sale:

Royalty and Rights Earnings Received Beyond Advance Most Recent Previous Sale:

Data about Your First Sale (Do NOT Fill in if Current Sale above is your First Sale)

Date of First Sale

(Format: MM/DD/YYYY)

Publisher of First Sale:

Optional but very helpful if included

Advance (or payment if article) for First Sale

Royalty Percentage:

Example: "8% on cover price" or "10% on net sales, rising to 12.5% after 20,000 copies sold".

Copies Sold for First Sale:

Royalty and Rights Earnings Received Beyond Advance for First Sale:

About You

Your Total Years of Paid Writing Experience:

Your Degrees:

Your Other Relevant Expertise:

Your Gender (OPTIONAL)

Your Age (OPTIONAL)

Where you found out about this survey:

Additional comments:

Questions? Email us.

Thanks for your participation!

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