This article is from the Songwriting FAQ, by Greg Skinner gds@best.com.
Some publishers offer writers staff writing deals. In this case, the
staff writer is an employee of the publisher. The staff writer is paid
a regular salary to write. There is usually some requirement on the
part of the writer to have a minimum number of songs cut by recording
artists.
It usually takes a fair amount of experience and commercial success to
get a staff writing deal.
 
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