Unless you are one of the very lucky few who win the book deal lottery, a book advance won’t change your life.
In a recent Media Beat interview (embedded above), The Nation‘s national security correspondent and a New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Scahill broke down how quickly a book advance can disappear–even before taxes.
Most recently, Scahill wrote Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield for Nation Books.
Press play above to listen. If you want to hear more, follow the links below:
Jeremy Scahill Talks About Why He Wrote His First Book
Jeremy Scahill: ‘There Is a War on Journalism in This Country’