If the department receives a conviction for a violation of the restrictions of the license for a minor 16 or 17 years of age, the driving privileges shall be suspended for 30 days for each conviction.
Book Advances. In the publishing industry, a writer may be given an advance. The advance varies from author to author, but a childrenâs book writer gets anywhere from $8,000 to $12,000 for a standard project, explains the Society of Childrenâs Book Writers & Illustrators.
According to Forbes.com, J.K. Rowling tops the list of highest paid authors in the world. She earns more than $300 million per year as a novelist. Tom Clancy, second on the list, earns $50 million per year. These authors stand out because many of their novels have been turned into films. Sometimes producers buy options for film rights, meaning they buy the right to produce the story as a film.