Girls is an amazing show. I watched it religiously. Lena Dunham deserves all of her success.
I was very excited when I heard she had a book coming out and even more excited when I heard about her reported $3.5 million advance.
But...
Then I read this article on Book Riot.
And I was like, damn, she's right.
That $3.5 million dollar advance will keep other authors from getting published since the money has been given to Ms. Dunham. There won't be room for their titles, or they will get low-ball advances.
I had never thought of it like that before. Money to one person comes out of the pocket of another.
It makes me depressed and frustrated.
Every time I think I want to go for it and submit things to publishers I read a story like this about how hard it can be to work with mainstream publishers if you don't have a platform in the form of an HBO show.
Good luck Lena. How ever your book sells (I willl def buy a copy) that money will already be in your bank account.
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