A Journalist’s Guide to Financing Your Nonfiction Book Project

Because a lot of the time, the publisher’s advance just doesn’t cut it

Kristal Brent Zook
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6 min readMay 25, 2021

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I once received an email from a reader and aspiring author. “How did you get funding to support your book?” she asked. “How did you pay for travel and other resources?” Her question got me thinking.

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Kristal Brent Zook
Creators Hub

Award-winning journalist/professor; race, women, justice. My latest book is #1 in New Releases for Mixed Race/Multiracial! Order @ thegirlintheyellowponcho.com