Simon Philip

How Long Does It Take to Earn Out an Advance? My Sales Figures Revealed Money Matters #2 - in which I share how many of MY books have earned out, and reveal their sales figures...

📚💰 Ever wondered how long it takes to earn out an advance? I dive into the details in my latest Substack post. If you're navigating publishing/curious about the numbers, this is for you.

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Share your thoughts — I’d love to hear them!
#Publishing #Booksky #AuthorJourney

We need great transparency around the topic of money in publishing, in my opinion. Anyone else agree?

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Love these. And 44 days is impressive. Top work, Adam 👏

#AuthorThread - when on sub, would a template rejection from pubs aid your mental health?

My mindset & ability to focus on writing for new subs would be far better knowing EVERY pub had responded.

I'm OK with ‘NO’ responses… but ‘NO RESPONSE’s hurt

Thoughts?
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I really enjoyed answering Naomi and James's questions over on their brilliant Words and Pictures Substack. Do check it out if you haven't already!

Approaching Agents #2: EVERYTHING I submitted - and the results in which I share my cover letters, synopses, the seven manuscripts I sent, and my rejections and offer.

Writing a Substack series called Approaching Agents, detailing my journey from 1st query to signing with mine.

The latest post gives you my cover letters, synopses, rejections/offer & the 7 stories I sent!

I hope it’ll be interesting for (& help) #aspiringauthors #querying 🤓

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Copy of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen showing a girl armed with a bow and arrow and a dog-like creature both in front of a torii, with fantastical tadpole-like creatures flying around them. Also included is the book’s press release.

Copy of Yetis Don’t Exist by Kate Thompson and Loretta Schauer showing a wintry scene including several yetis enjoying the snow, alongside the title’s press release.

Copy of The Circular Square by SimonPhilip and Neil Clark showing a large, jolly face in the shape of a circle together with the book’s press release.

A trio of terrific titles from #TemplarBooks today! Can’t wait to read #GraphicNovel #AnzuAndTheRealmOfDarkness by Mai K.Nguyen and picture books #YetisDontExist by @katethompson.bsky.social & @lorettaschauer.bsky.social and #TheCircularSquare by @simonphilipauthor.bsky.social & Neil Clark. 🥰

Happy reading, Jacqui! ☺️

My daughter turns 1 on Thursday. She's been a source of inspiration since the off...

(I'm pleased to report there's less vomit now. My wallet's still empty, though.)

#poem

This! This needs to be A PRIORITY.

congratulations, Scott! and hello!

Would love to know your approaches to handling criticism & rejection - a fundamental part of a creative career! Do you sulk? Vent? Rage? Or go for a walk and (literally) take it all in your stride?

I’ve shared MY approach here: shorturl.at/cDzi4

#authorlife

🥰 Hope you're well, Rashmi!

great idea!

Congrats, Olivia. That’s mega! 👏

Lovely, Vicki! 👏

Poetic Post #5 The Fourth Trimester (Part One)

I post a poem on Substack each Tuesday. They're normally silly and humorous. Today's is more heartfelt. My daughter turns one next week, and this one's about her arrival, written during the crazy first few months of parenthood - hence why I never got round to writing part 2 😅 shorturl.at/DjHyx

Thanks my friend!

Libraries are THE BEST. I'm very lucky to have an amazing local library in Brighton - I use it all the time (pretty much daily with my little one - lots of room for crawling!)

Haha! Love that 😂

Yes, you are 😂 come on over, Vicki - it’s good so far!

Haha! Thanks Joanna - glad you find it interesting 😊

Smashing. Thanks kindly!

FAQ Friday #4: How many stories have you written? As it turns out, fewer than I'd thought...

This is NOT clickbait - honest! So…

IF YOU WANT TO SEE A VIDEO OF A CUTE CAT, READ THIS POST: shorturl.at/pVJmt

(And if you want to find out about how many stories I've written, and my acquisition/rejection rate...)

Thanks so much! 😊 I hope so!

Thanks Stephanie! Nice to be here 😊

Thank you! 🙏

So true 😂

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Thanks for these, Marianne! 🙏