Treated Like Royalty
Posted in Uncategorized on 06/03/2009 12:58 pm by siobhanTreated Like Royalty
This morning I got a royalty cheque.
It was for £3.48.
I have spent all morning trying to decide what I should spend it on.
As it’s not my first royalty cheque of this size it made me laugh rather than cry. I cried when I received the one for 72 pence – and cried again when I went to bank it. I do a lot of writing workshops for kids and one thing they always ask when they find out I’m a published author is, ‘are you a millionaire, Miss?’
JK Rowling has a lot to answer for!
Oh well, after today’s windfall I’m only £999,996.52 away from the big time. Is there anything you can actually buy for £3.48 these days? I’m feeling all reckless and rock and roll and think Imight try blowing my royalties all in one go. Your suggestions would be most welcome…
06/05/2009 at 12:31 pm
£3.48 + 72p = £4.20 That’s not much help is it? If I was you, I think I’d blow it all on a bag of chips or something equally enjoyable.
But don’t forget, there must be thousands of people who’d love to receive royalty cheques. Maybe you should enjoy the nature of your success and ignore the amount. Who cares about money when you’re a successful author? (Don’t answer!)
I’ve had similar questions from adults – “Are you going to retire from teaching?” – No, I’m not quite ready to give up the day job. I prefer my house to the street, thank you. And it may sound greedy, but I do like to have food to eat.
06/05/2009 at 1:53 pm
This is the reason i am never going to give up my day job. Unless of course the
economy becomes so bad that £3.49 is actually considered a lot.
06/06/2009 at 5:32 pm
Are penny sweets still available? You could buy quite a lot of those? Probably not actually, I expect they’re about £3.49 each by now. Soz.
06/08/2009 at 8:45 am
Excellent – I can blow it all on one flying saucer, or one bright pink shrimp, or a white choc fish – or chip, or…
06/08/2009 at 3:09 pm
Yes, all writers are millionaires! I’ve got a short story coming out in an anthology. I was not paid for my work but, in order for the contract to be legit, each writer was sent a small payment. Imagine my delight when I opened the envelope to discover a compliment slip with a pound coin selotaped to it! I think you can still get a Mars Bar for under a pound, can’t you?