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.
Average Pay. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2010 writers and authors earned a median salary of $55,420 per year, or $26.64 per hour. These numbers are for freelance writers and authors of books, though, and novelist income is harder to pin down because usually, income depends on book sales and contracts.