tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1004320486372157062..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: A Thousand BedsAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-59868440537395325742012-04-05T15:18:13.217-04:002012-04-05T15:18:13.217-04:00Charlotte, I am in awe. 1500 pounds is not a lot o...Charlotte, I am in awe. 1500 pounds is not a lot of money compared to my teaching salary, but I got a royalty statement re the German translation of one of those Black Lace books (an anthology, Wicked Words #3, in which I have 2 stories), and it was stamped "too small to pay." So now I know that those translations actually do make money for the original writers. Go you.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-57271972004175837212012-04-04T11:27:19.160-04:002012-04-04T11:27:19.160-04:00Lisabet - I was saying it's not a lot of money...Lisabet - I was saying it's not a lot of money to some people. It's a lot of money to me! It's an astronomical amount of money to just get out of the blue, to me. And yeah, it was a huge deal to me to get that German translation! It seems like something only really big authors get, so I was doubly excited. Little me, with a German deal!Charlotte Stein aka The Mighty Viperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938045078503792108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53057205663430133052012-04-04T08:14:02.356-04:002012-04-04T08:14:02.356-04:001500 pounds is not a lot of money? You must be a l...1500 pounds is not a lot of money? You must be a lot better off than I am!<br /><br />Congratulations, in any case!<br /><br />There's nothing like getting a bit of unexpected cash - not only for the money itself, but if it's for your writing, there's that validation. I'm sure you have hundreds of Germans creaming over your stories right now!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com