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How Much Money Did I Make From Writing in 2019?
A Random Writer Tells All
You probably have no idea how much money your writing friends actually made last year.
Why? People are secretive about money. They’re oddly reluctant to disclose that kind of information.
Not me!
I’ve never been particularly secretive.
Hell, I write personal essays — I enjoy being upfront about stuff that others prefer to keep mum about.
I even get paid for it!
Having counted up the money I made from writing in 2019 while preparing to do my taxes (yes, I’m one of those annoying people who starts working on her taxes in early January) I figured I’d share it with you.
In 2019, as a writer I made…
(Cue drum roll and clash of cymbals…)
$5,004.40.
So how does this sum break down?
$1,513.94 came from publishing my work — both originals and reprints — on Medium.
The fact that four of my stories were included in Chicken Soup For The Soul Collections brought in another $800.
Royalties from my books brought in a few hundred dollars.
