Will I Make Royalties?

probably not. but fingers crossed!

So your book has been published, congratulations! Your agent tells you that it’s selling well, and now you’re wondering if you’re going to make royalties. You’ve heard about authors “earning out” their advances and getting more money after the book is published, and you would like this for yourself, too.

[A disclaimer that these are all rough, generalized calculations, and there is more nuance and specificity based on your individual contract; this is really just a basic overview of the reality of earning royalties.]