![]() ![]() “I don’t publish frequently, probably about 4 books a year“ “I get a lot of people bragging about six figures is sketchy… I think explaining that six figures over 5 years after marketing costs = almost nothing is more approachable?” The first few comments were skeptical and asked for proof, but I wasn’t able to upload this screenshot. Mostly just procrastinating from the prison fae novel I need to finish. This sub is more about writing and not publishing/marketing, so happy to talk craft or writing process as well.I’m awkward on Reddit but have slowly starting trying to answer some questions this is my first time with a post like this but happy to answer any questions, about anything.If you don’t have a great cover, enough reviews, a great blurb, all marketing is a waste of time and money, so fix those issues first. The basics of publishing are pretty easy and simple but there are big players with big budgets, and you can’t afford to get the basics wrong.Most authors ask about stuff like “what/how should I write” – it’s all about having enough marketable content to stay profitable if you want to improve, make sure you have a goal (specific reception by specific audience) that includes quantity (writing several books instead of revising just one for years).Built a ton of friendships in my genre (YA fantasy/scifi) by creating a genre-based FB group for authors I never cash in on that but it’s been great for motivation and peace of mind: a lot of my friends are *much* more successful than I am but I’ll catch up eventually.I don’t blog frequently but did invest in a lot of articles when I was getting set up. I get about 500 visitors to my fiction websites a day free traffic, but doesn’t convert that well to optins or book sales.Best book has 700 reviews, most have over 100. I have about a dozen novels, but all mid-series without finished series (I know, I suck, readers hate me).I will make audioboxsets once series are done and then I can really start scaling. I self-publish on Amazon, in KDP, use my free days, book adstacking promos for new releases, usually.I can write 2K an hour, and edit about 2K an hour, but I go through at least 4 rounds of revision/editing. ![]()
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