What this is
Writers whose argument travels further than their book. Speaking, teaching and advisory revenue frequently exceeds royalties.
What you get
Where it sits
Keynote representation for people who are booked for what they know.
Frequently asked
Before publication. Building demand ahead of launch is far easier than after.
The book's argument, restructured for a listening audience. Reading from the book does not work.
Non-fiction with a durable argument can sustain speaking demand for years.
Speaking, teaching and advisory income typically exceeds royalties by a wide margin for non-fiction authors.
Extracting the argument into a talk is a distinct piece of work and the highest-return thing an author can do post-publication.
Corporate and institutional audiences pay considerably more and are rarely pursued.
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