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$200,000? Who Said Publishing’s On the Outs?

By Nick Moran posted at 3:00 pm on April 11, 2012 0

Aspiring novelists, take note: when you get a $200,000 advance for one of your books, don’t buy any clothes.

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Nick Moran is the social media editor for The Millions. He was born in Hoboken, NJ and he returned there after graduating from the University of Miami. Before leaving the publishing industry, he worked for Norton, John Wiley & Sons, and Oxford University Press. His interests can be followed on his Tumblr, Nick Recommends and Twitter, @nemoran3.

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