Thank you, Aimee, for walking me through how a deal might work. So helpful! I, too, uderstand that I write because I MUST, not because I expect to make much money at it...and yet, there's always hope that THIS time, I'll get an agent. THIS time, I'll make a splash, and that THIS time, I'll generate more than a few dollars on the writing I've poured time, sweat, and love into.

Awesome article. Much good fortune to you in the future!