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What is writing for hire?Writing for hire is about payment terms and does not usually concern a self-publishing writer. (Unless you hire someone to do some writing for you.)In most traditional publishing houses an author is paid royalties, a percentage related to the cost of the book. One outcome of royalties is a long-term relationship between the author and the publisher. Another outcome is paperwork, both legal and cash-related. People who want to avoid the long-term relationship or the paperwork contract work for hire. When someone writes for hire, she is paid a flat fee, often in installments for a long work, like a book. Many educational publishers pay all their authors a flat fee. People who write things like advertising copy, training materials, or government documents write for hire.
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