Artists and money
In publishing, (1) author will usually earn royalties on sales. For (2) book sold, the author gets a percentage. The more successful the author, the more they are able to negotiate with their publisher, and (3) bigger the percentage they can get. Although the 'struggling author' is still common, it is quite possible for a successful novelist to earn a (4) deal of money. You only have to look at (5) children's author J. K. Rowling to see that.
For a painter or sculptor, however, the situation is more difficult. A painter sells his or her work for (6) fee. As the painter becomes more successful, the painting becomes valuable. (7) time it is sold, its value increases. The painter doesn't receive (8) benefit from this, though. To make money, the artist has to be continually producing new pieces. More than a (9) artists today, however, are very aware of this, and so practise what is sometimes called 'holding back'. They produce, say, ten paintings for an exhibition, but only allow a certain (10) of them, say eight, to be sold. The other two they keep, in (11) hope that when they sell them in later years they will have greatly , increased in value.
For musicians, there are royalties for performance (eg on CD) and for writing. However, since (12) illegal transfer of digital music via the Internet has become widespread, (13) songwriters and performers have become worried that their main source of income will dry up. Certainly, the (14) music industry - be it pop, rock or classical - is in turmoil at the moment, but its future is not bleak. There is still a huge (15) of money to be made from live performances.
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