GOOD NEWS!
I got my royalty statement for 2025 from Madville Publishing, and . . .
Hurricane Baby: Stories made some money last year, y’all!
I’m not going to get into exact numbers in this post, but sales were over what they were last year, and while I had returns, the number was lower than I expected. Miscellaneous sums for printing, etc. aside, I earned a chunk of change for the publisher, and my percentage of that was high enough that the publisher can actually cut me a check for it (which was not the case last year).
Do the royalties cover what’s been spent traveling to various events, publicizing said events, etc.? No. So as a total endeavor, I’m still not making any money. But the hole isn’t quite as big at this point.
But I still need to fulfill my pledge to the church to give them my first royalty check, since I didn’t get an advance for this book. I will gladly do that once I get the funds in my bank account.
A good day on the author front all around!
Julie Liddell Whitehead 
That’s nice, Julie. I didn’t know you were donating that first check to the church. For one reason or another several of our authors have chosen to donate their proceeds. I’d love to do a headcount and see who has donated to which cause or organization and why.
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