There’s some great inspiration right here for all of you folks out there trying to make your way through the world of indie publishing!
Since deciding to self-publish my novel, Love, Lies & Clones, I scoured the internet and obsessed over every “My First 30 Days of Self-Publishing” post; intrigued by everyone’s experience. All of them were slightly disappointing and had the same theme. How do you find readers?
Well, I thought I’d throw mine out into cyber-space too since today marks the end of my first 30 days.
Firstly, those of you who’ve been following me know my goal with writing is just to have people READ what I’ve wrote (and enjoy it.) Writing is completely a hobby so I’m not trying to make any money doing it, but I did want to share the economics. (Incidentals of writing books, computer, desk, notebooks not included.)
Expenses:
- Pre-publishing costs: $265 (editing, stock photo for cover, ISBNs)
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Post-publishing costs: $124 (advertising, print advanced reader copies)
- Grand total of expenses: $389
Net Income for…
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