Expecting Author Statistics
Here’s the bookmark for your enjoyment…
Did you know 90% of authors, with or without children, equate publishing their book to having a baby. Some funny stats…
* 4 out of 5 surveyed plead temporary insanity when asked why they wrote their book, or why they had children
* 70% experience morning sickness at some point, for authors it is during the review process
* New authors check their Amazon rankings more than a new mother checks her baby
* 50% will suffer postpartum depression 90 days after the birth caused from an uneven balance of hormones or book store returns
* Authors gain an average of 5.6 pounds a month writing their book and lose 10.2 pounds a month promoting it
* 30% of authors suffer shock when they realize they receive the equivalent of their child’s milk money for each book sold
* 10% of mom authors publish for the money, the rest do it for bragging rights to their kids
Excerpted from A Book is Born: 24 Mom Authors Tell All (Wyatt-MacKenzie, Fall 2007)
