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Why publishing success doesn't guarantee financial security

I got a two-book deal but the advance barely covers rent for four months and everyone thinks I made it but I am more anxious about money than before.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External markers of achievement can amplify rather than resolve underlying insecurities about survival and worth.

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“Where Are You with Publishing and the literary world?”

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