Daily posts on the art and the finances of a creative career.
This post was originally sent to my TinyLetter subscribers. I wanted to let you all know that I’ve switched the Writing & Money podcast from a Patreon subscription model to a Simplecast FREE FOR EVERYONE model. I’ve been watching the stats, and what I’ve learned is that a lot of people are listening to the free episodes but only…
Pitching is great, but knowing that you’re going to complete work for a specific client or publication every month is even better. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you turn that initial pitch into a regular contributor relationship — as well as how to determine whether your editor wants you to pitch more often.
This Week Books sold: 1 ebook (Amazon) Money earned: $1.71 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 356 ebooks, 147 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $1,435.07 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $4,855.71 I wanted to give you a quick update on the whole “trying to license a Hamilton lyric” thing. To recap: since licensing lyrics can get expensive, I rewrote all of…
This post was originally sent to my TinyLetter subscribers. We are technically halfway through January, but I still want to wish you a happy New Year. (It’s still new! New enough!) I realized I hadn’t written you an update since last November, which… um… my life has changed a lot since then. I moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa on…
This Week Books sold: 2 ebooks (Amazon), 1 paperback Money earned: $8.86 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 355 ebooks, 147 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $1,433.36 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $4,855.71 Two pieces of exciting news this week: first, thanks to a great tip from Art Kavanagh, I was able to use Pages to create a new epub… which I then…
Happy New Year! Let’s talk about how to set writing and money goals for 2018. In this episode I share my 2018 goals, talk about how to set achievable stretch goals, and sing a song that includes the lyric “goals are the things that you control, goals goals goadily goals.”
This Week Books sold: 1 ebook (Amazon), 1 paperback Money earned: $6.12 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 353 ebooks, 146 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $1,424.50 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $4,855.71 Here’s an update on where we are in the “get my book back onto the various distribution channels” process: Amazon: Done! Brand-new ebook via Kindle Create! You can also…
This Week Books sold: 2 ebooks, 1 paperback Money earned: $8.40 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 352 ebooks, 145 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $1,418.38 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $4,855.71 Good news for Amazon shoppers: The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 1 is back on Amazon. In ebook and paperback! I’m now operating through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, and the…
This Week Books sold: 4 ebooks Money earned: $5.59 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 350 ebooks, 144 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $1,409.98 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $4,855.71 This weekend, I’m going to transfer The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 1 over to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. KDP is giving Pronoun writers the opportunity to keep their current reviews and…