A. It depends on the kind of book you are writing; if I have an interest in the book, I get 12 1-2 per cent.; that is the commission. and at the end of the month 25 per cent. by earnings. and if the book was a loser, I get no per cent. of the earnings; in case I was writing that kind of book at the end of the month. all expenses are taken out ??? rent, coal, gas, protection: everything is taken ou