I’ve done a handful of developmental editing projects with a handful of writers (some of which are currently in process), but this is the first time I’ve gotten to hold one of their published books.
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Category: Self-Publishing
How to Earn Passive Income Through Self-Publishing
I could literally sum this up in one sentence: publish a book that people want to buy.
Reedsy Discovery Wants to Match Indie Authors to Readers
Reedsy Discovery lets reviewers share their favorite new indie books with an audience of eager readers.
Read The Billfold’s First Book, Frugal and the Beast and Other Financial Fairy Tales
The Billfold’s first book, Frugal and the Beast and Other Financial Fairy Tales, is OFFICIALLY RELEASED! 🎉🎉🎉 Here’s what people are saying about Frugal and the Beast: “The Billfold turns personal finance advice on its head, so it’s no wonder it would do such clever things with fairy tales. These stories reveal so much about who we are and…
The Biographies of Ordinary People Is on Sale for Amazon Kindle Users Through the End of the Year
Good news, Kindlers: The Biographies of Ordinary People is on sale for $2.99 per volume through the end of the year. (I was going to do a Black Friday sale, but that felt like too much pressure, so let’s just keep it on sale through the rest of 2018.) Here’s where you can get your copy. ❤️
Self-Publishing Update: Another Bargain Booksy Promo
Sales/Expenses Since August 9 Books sold: 29 ebooks, 0 paperbacks Money earned: $56.83 Money spent: $35 Total Books sold: 539 ebooks, 229 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $2,337.19 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $10,547.51 Just a very quick update today — I spent $35 on a Bargain Booksy promotion at the end of August (promoting Volume 1 in the hopes…
Self-Publishing Update: Exactly What Life Is
Sales/Expenses Since June 25 Books sold: 29 ebooks, 3 paperbacks Money earned: $93.81 Money spent: $0 Total Books sold: 510 ebooks, 229 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $2,280.36 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $10,512.51 I haven’t done an update in forever, but that’s because I haven’t had much news to share. Since getting back from my mini-book-tour I’ve been focusing on…
Two articles about the writing and self-publishing process
This post was originally sent to my TinyLetter subscribers. It’s been over a month since The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 2: 2004–2016 launched, and since then I have gone on a mini-book tour, taught two classes related to writing and self-publishing (with more to come), spent a long weekend at Disneyland, and, most recently, published two…
Self-Publishing Update: How Long Until I’m Back in the Black?
Sales/Expenses Since May 29 Books sold: 31 ebooks, 40 paperbacks Money earned: $291.60 Money spent: $678.85 Total Books sold: 481 ebooks, 226 paperbacks Money earned (book sales): $2,186.55 Money earned (Patreon): $6,909 Money spent: $10,512.51 Right now I’m $1,416.96 in the red, which represents roughly 500 book sales. Considering that Biographies Vol. 1 sold more than 500 copies in its first year, I…