Summary: Everything you need to know about publisher advances to authors - in a six-minute primer, that takes you through the advance process, step by step. What are advances? How big should they be for your first novel? Do they need to be repaid? Are there any downsides to getting big advances, or any advance payment against your author's royalty? Paul Levinson is author 5 novels and 8 nonfiction books. His latest novel is The Plot to Save Socrates - details at http://theplottosavesocrates.com - which Entertaintment Weekly said was "challenging fun"...
