Current salaries for employees are unsustainable in metropolitan cities, where most big publishers house their offices. The average salary at HarperCollins is $55k, with a starting salary of $45k, which is similar to what other Big 5 publishers offer. But with inflation continually rising, those averages have taken a 2.5% knockdown. Coupled with New York… Read More
Writing With Style: Past and present tense to enhance your work-in-progress
It must be exhausting to constantly be told that how you use an author’s toolkit depends on what story is being told, but it’s something that needs to be turned into a mantra. Many key elements tell the reader where, how, why, and when the story takes place. In particular, the when of the story… Read More
Publishing Isn’t Paying
Record profits in Big 5 fails to provide a living wage Since the pandemic first began, authors and publishing employees have broken the silence and begun to speak up against income disparity within the industry. While these discussions have shed light on the wage gap between marginalized and non-marginalized authors, demands for a living wage… Read More
Publishing Delays Slated To Continue Regardless of Covid-19
Covid-19 has been the bearer of blame for disruptions throughout the publishing industry. Yet many of these issues were not caused by the pandemic, simply exacerbated by it. With the U.S. economy running on a tight supply chain (a system so delicate that it regularly suffers from hiccups), it was only a matter of time… Read More