Comments on: Looking at the World through Multiple Revenue Streams http://blog.dianarajchel.com/2008/04/09/diana-rajchel-on-pagan-writing/ the blog of a concierge witch Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:23:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: di http://blog.dianarajchel.com/2008/04/09/diana-rajchel-on-pagan-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 di Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:32:47 +0000 http://blog.dianarajchel.com/2008/04/09/diana-rajchel-on-pagan-writing/#comment-1360 I stand corrected! It really is just that guy that won the lottery! I stand corrected! It really is just that guy that won the lottery!

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]]> By: Fiona Horne http://blog.dianarajchel.com/2008/04/09/diana-rajchel-on-pagan-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Fiona Horne Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:48:15 +0000 http://blog.dianarajchel.com/2008/04/09/diana-rajchel-on-pagan-writing/#comment-1359 Diana, you may be interested to know that I am far from wealthy (financially anyway-I experience great spiritual wealth) Even with publishers like Random house and Simon and Schuster, advances are very small, rarely recouped unless you are at a mainstream level like Deepak Chopra (wiccan/pagan books do not have the same mass appeal). The only Wiccan I know who ever made a decent 'wage' is Silver Ravenwolf who experienced unexpected success with her 'Teen Witch' book. Phyllis Curott received an excellent advance for her first book, 'Book of Shadows' (a 6 figure amount), but it did not recoup that I am aware of and the climate was different in publishing then. Its a tough market now. You may also be interested to know I never made money from my band - we were poorly managed and at the end of 7 years of hard dedicated work I had nothing to show for it - only a legacy of debt. I make the effort to present myself positively in the media - I am experienced in the entertainment industry having worked in it over over 20 years now (since I was 17). So I give the impression I am wealthy of pocket - but I am not. Though I remain commited and focused on my personal wellbeing and I continue to not give up as I attempt to secure work that supports me so that I can continue to help others with my spiritual work and insights. Life is a miracle and there is more to wealth than money. Blessed Be Fiona Diana, you may be interested to know that I am far from wealthy (financially anyway-I experience great spiritual wealth)
Even with publishers like Random house and Simon and Schuster, advances are very small, rarely recouped unless you are at a mainstream level like Deepak Chopra (wiccan/pagan books do not have the same mass appeal). The only Wiccan I know who ever made a decent ‘wage’ is Silver Ravenwolf who experienced unexpected success with her ‘Teen Witch’ book. Phyllis Curott received an excellent advance for her first book, ‘Book of Shadows’ (a 6 figure amount), but it did not recoup that I am aware of and the climate was different in publishing then. Its a tough market now.
You may also be interested to know I never made money from my band – we were poorly managed and at the end of 7 years of hard dedicated work I had nothing to show for it – only a legacy of debt.
I make the effort to present myself positively in the media – I am experienced in the entertainment industry having worked in it over over 20 years now (since I was 17).
So I give the impression I am wealthy of pocket – but I am not. Though I remain commited and focused on my personal wellbeing and I continue to not give up as I attempt to secure work that supports me so that I can continue to help others with my spiritual work and insights.
Life is a miracle and there is more to wealth than money.
Blessed Be
Fiona

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