Monetary Report: Week 16
Well, that was one busy week! I hosted the poet Beverly Matherne at Delta College, I gave a reading at the Caro Public Library, I drove to the U.P. and presented the first winner of the John VandeZande Fiction Prize at Northern Michigan University, and then I gave a reading of my own poetry and fiction as a visiting writer in NMU's MFA program.
For writers, busy weeks tend to be profitable weeks. Week 16 saw me pull in $98.72 in profits. If you've seen some of the past monetary reports, you know that that's an exceptional week for a D-list writer like myself. In fact, it's my second best week to date. And, it brings my total for the year to $576.71.
What can I say . . . appearances, appearances, appearances. That's where writers make their money.
I want to mention that Josh Maday made the trip up north with me. What a great friend. We visited potters, gambled at cards, saw a logger wrestle a county worker, donated goods to Saint Vincents, and experienced some downhome surrealism at Flanagan's Bar.
Fair enough!
Thanks, Josh.
For writers, busy weeks tend to be profitable weeks. Week 16 saw me pull in $98.72 in profits. If you've seen some of the past monetary reports, you know that that's an exceptional week for a D-list writer like myself. In fact, it's my second best week to date. And, it brings my total for the year to $576.71.
What can I say . . . appearances, appearances, appearances. That's where writers make their money.
I want to mention that Josh Maday made the trip up north with me. What a great friend. We visited potters, gambled at cards, saw a logger wrestle a county worker, donated goods to Saint Vincents, and experienced some downhome surrealism at Flanagan's Bar.
Fair enough!
Thanks, Josh.
posted by Jeff Vande Zande at 9:51 AM
3 Comments:
Jeff, don't you get paid for your appearances? And if so, why don't you can't that amount in your profits?
Bret, I do get paid for my appearances. In fact, the Caro library paid me $75.00 (which was a big part of my profits this week). I didn't get paid from NMU for the reading because I was really just there to present the John VandeZande memorial fiction award. The read was an add-on to my trip, and I agreed to do it pro bono. But, I will get paid for judging the fiction contest. I just haven't reported that yet because I haven't received the check yet.
Thanks for stopping by.
As always, the trip to Marquette was excellent. This one will definitely stand out, though. There were some surreal moments indeed. Thanks for taking me along.
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