The Numbers, They Burn

Lynn Viehl, a well-published genre author, has been posting her royalty statements online in the interest of informing authors and others what a NYT mass market paperback bestseller looks like in numbers. Others have provided links in the comments to their statements.

Seeing these numbers should be educational to many people. I think too often people see Stephen King or Stephanie Meyers or Hit Author Of The Moment and think most authors are making their sales (and income) and that these are ju...