You know those memes that are like 'Would you live in Gotham if rent was 5 dollars a month?' That is basically this book. You know you have my full support.)īe careful what you wish for because you just might get it in the worst way possible.more I don't think you get paid enough either and you should unionize.

(People from my publisher, if you're reading this: this is not a personal dig at you, it's industry critique. But I recommend buying from your local indie bookstore or if you're in the States, because it shares profits with indies. The royalties will get to me with months of delay no matter where you buy it and which format. Since I get asked this a lot: No, there's no way to buy my books directly from me. Authors cannot be expected to pump out bestsellers on theoretical money. In the meantime, I had no choice but to write and sell another series, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, my Yugioh-inspired Chinese myth & history adventure book, and make YouTube videos to make ends meet. Because it's publishing standard to only pay authors twice per year, and for sales periods months ago, I didn't see another cent until late April 2022, almost 8 months after Iron Widow released. I got exactly 14k USD in 2020, the year I got my book deal, and 4k in 2021, the year it came out and sold at least 65k copies. Because it's publishing standa Sorry this is going to be so late publishing didn't pay me enough to prioritize writing it.

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Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao