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My first attempt at fiction writing is straining my sanity and my marriage
If the average reader knew what writers go through, they would toss R50 notes at us or offer us bottles of whisky
20 November 2022 - 00:01
The average 250-page novel costs about R300. If the author is fortunate enough to get a publisher who does not have a penchant for sodomising authors without KY, she/he might receive between R30 and R36 a copy. The South African literary market is so fickle that 3,000 copies sold qualifies as a best-seller...
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