![]() ![]() I am a workaholic too, and that's a good thing as an author. I'm almost there, but I'm not sure I'll make it this year. But I wasn't ready to put the effort in to bring it there again, so I closed it, but it means that to break even from my decision, my writing will need to make 6 figures. It's a little scary since my other business made 6 figures during its heydays. I decided to close my other business permanently last month to focus on writing. ![]() This July, we reopened and the stress was so much, I was late submitting my manuscript. My business was forced closed because of covid and I started writing "full-time" last year. However, you still can advertise if you want to push for an audience while you work on your backlog, that's at your discretion.Ģ0books just put out their 2021 conference, this answers all of your questions. There's no readthrough for readers to make. How much do you want to? Do you have a backlog? If you look at RoI, spending on advertising the first book is bad RoI these days. You have to learn to adapt and don't see it as a failure. Your genre is wanting something different. Sometimes readers arent interested in your book for some reason, can just be bad timing. Being healthy physically helps, some daily activity. Long term solutions are what you want to build. At the same time, you can walk the dog and dictate, you can use the treadmill and write on a laptop. For me, I can just shut the world out and do it but many can't. #WRITEFULL REVENUE TV#Often it's separating from your home/life, Internet off, tv off, no distractions. You need to find your own way, that works for you. Set yourself some small goals and always push to reach them, when you fail, see how far you got and your next goal is to get a bit further.ĭo you have any advice for keeping a healthy balance between work and not work? Find someone you can talk to about your struggles. No self-promo, you will read lots of stories from people selling their first 10 copies to, the first 1million words read, and to 100k$ selling month.įind people that write better than you and try to get to know them and see about writers groups. If you're intending to be very serious about it, making an additional living from it, join the 20booksto50k FB group. Good luck to you!Įdit: derp, of course you're self publishing. I'm definitely not supporting myself writing now (and have been out of it for a minute), so definitely not exhaustive, and obviously everyone's experience is a little different. That's what I can think of, based on my experience. Otherwise I go down rabbit holes and am off on a tangent vs if I have an hour to look up what I need). So if I hit a snag as I am writing, I note it, and come back to it AFTER i have done research. (I find it helps to have time to research and time to write. If you are self-publishing, or working towards a book deal, set those deadlines and goals for yourself. If you aren't self-publishing and get a book deal, you will have plenty of deadlines. Treat it like a job, with hours and goals. There are also a lot of good subreddits for writing.īalance-wise, it helps me to have a space to write in. I'm not a big "social" writer, but some people swear by them. r/destructiveReaders is great.ĭo: write every day, even if it's just a few hundred words. ![]() I spent about 2k on editing and 1k on a cover for my book. ![]() If you are self-publishing, hire a good editor and probably a cover designer. Have people who aren't your biggest fans beta read everything. It is possible to make decent money self-publishing (and is easier in a way), but that next level is virtually impossible to achieve that way. If you are seeking fame and fortune, film adaptations, etc, seek out an agent and having it published professionally vs self-publishing. It sounds like you are self-publishing, so is your goal to make a comparable amount of money as you do from your previous job? Or is it a passion project and it makes money, that is a bonus? That will also influence how much you spend on advertising etc. ![]()
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