Iwrite make money1/27/2024 It also boosted sales of older books so total it is more like $9,000 in that 30-day period.Įach book I publish adds more and more to the monthly sales total, which is nice. I have six novels out now and the last one just netted me ~$6,000 by itself the first month after release. These days I easily make 4 figures a month. Otherwise, solo mia.Ĭan you share any financial details about your business? Some of these are fans or friends, mostly just people I’ve met through forums, groups, etc. I do pay for ARC readers (Advance Reader Copies), who are readers that leave reviews to bump up interest in your book. I have a few beta readers who preview my work and a good friend who edits for me. Who else works on your business with you? Did you hire anyone to help? When did you decide to bring that person on and how did you find them? If you are still working full-time, what would make you leave your job? I bought my own WordPress domain and a professional email for mailchimp (which will soon require it) to send out newsletters to my fans. I just like being able to download multiple shirtless male torsos to have my pick. I use DepositPhotos for $30/mo which is probably more than I need to pay, but I can afford it these days. A lot of people have created nice covers for free on Canva.ģ. Photoshop ($10/mo): I make my own covers, which is a very valuable skill since paying someone to make them can run into the hundreds of dollars. Some people use Scriviner, which is a little less user-friendly but does a lot more and is cheaper.Ģ. Vellum ($250): It’s a program to write and create ebooks. Of course to be suc-cessful you should invest in a few things. If you have a laptop/computer and Word Program, you can jump right in! There isn’t a lot of overhead when it comes to self publishing, especially these days with ebooks. How did you prepare to take the leap both financially and in your business? A lot of people on the sub-reddit for erotica had made the switch to romance novels for almost ten times the money so I thought…why not? The rest is history. Originally it was only for beer money or the occasional mani/pedi. I like to write and erotica sounded right up my alley (no pun intended), so I jumped in. ![]() I was on the subreddit for Financial Independence on Reddit and someone posted about writing erotica for extra money. Who were some influencers in your decision to be an entrepreneur? I won’t go into details for privacy’s sake (no one at work knows about my side hustle), but it’s your typical cubicle farm job, though in NYC so it pays better than most other parts of the country. If you are still employed full-time, please share a little but about what you do in your day job. I’d prefer to keep my pen name secret but I am on twitter at or email I never knew this side hustle was a thing! Crazy! How One Woman Started A Successful Side Hustle Writing Romance Novels I asked her to share her story of self-publishing romance novels with us today. She moonlights as a romance novelist, bringing in over $8,000 per month in sales! I actually found her on Reddit which I know is a big community, especially Reddit erotica. Our guest has a typical corporate day job.
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