Do authors need to invest any money in publishing?

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do they have to pay their editors, or publishers, or agents, or attorneys?

also, where do they go first? agent then editors then publishers?

also, do their agents do all the work for them?

what are royalties? or something?

please explain thoroughly!
how does an author get paid?
how long is the process?
I need more info than that!
 
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