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Day 38 - Took a day off
Day 39 - Added 500 words to the draft. Can say this too was more like a day off.
There is a reason I have slowed down.
I have been questioning what I have learned so far in the author business.
"Keep publishing more books." That's the usual mantra.
And so far I have been mindlessly trying to go that route.
But at the back of my mind, I had to ask myself, how is it that writing a book with a certain deadline, marketing it and then simultaneously beginning to write another, fits into the author business model?
If I just keep writing one book after another, with some marketing here and there, without a clear vision and aim, I am probably shooting arrows in the dark.
I am leaning more towards the idea of taking a little more time, do my best work with the book I a working on, and then put all my resources behind it, until I reach a certain goal with it, in terms of a fanbase and income.
The plan is something like this:
Publish ONE book with a goal in mind.
1. Get professional editing/proofing done.
2. Get a professionally done cover.
3. Have beta readers before launch.
4. Publish the book, in Kindle, Paperback and Audible.
5. Publish on other platforms like Kobo etc.
6. Promote the heck out of the book, with a goal of let's say getting 1000 email subscribers and USD10,000 in income from it. (Won't be paid advertising for the most part.)
7. Now that I have proven model, and a fanbase, it makes sense to go write another book.
I will have learned the necessary skills to reach readers, and it wouldn't be an understatement if I said that some of the top best selling books out there are not really the best books, but they got their marketing right, and that's what makes all the difference.
While I am not interested in writing poor content, I also don't want to be one of those hidden goldmines in the publishing jungle.
This way, I don't have to worry about the cost of producing the next book, nor wonder, when will I finally make it as an author!
Plus having a fanbase -- email list, ensures I have an audience to reach to for stuff like beta reading, reviews, feedback and more.
Just writing a good book, putting some marketing behind it, and moving on to write another "hoping" one day it will all come together makes no sense.
A little research on authors in the similar niche, appears to validate the above.
The less is more approach seems to be more apt. And I say this with complete awareness of the fact, that the general idea is that the more successful authors have a decent backlist. But I am willing to differ from that approach.
Any thoughts?
Cheers!
Day 39 - Added 500 words to the draft. Can say this too was more like a day off.
There is a reason I have slowed down.
I have been questioning what I have learned so far in the author business.
"Keep publishing more books." That's the usual mantra.
And so far I have been mindlessly trying to go that route.
But at the back of my mind, I had to ask myself, how is it that writing a book with a certain deadline, marketing it and then simultaneously beginning to write another, fits into the author business model?
If I just keep writing one book after another, with some marketing here and there, without a clear vision and aim, I am probably shooting arrows in the dark.
I am leaning more towards the idea of taking a little more time, do my best work with the book I a working on, and then put all my resources behind it, until I reach a certain goal with it, in terms of a fanbase and income.
The plan is something like this:
Publish ONE book with a goal in mind.
1. Get professional editing/proofing done.
2. Get a professionally done cover.
3. Have beta readers before launch.
4. Publish the book, in Kindle, Paperback and Audible.
5. Publish on other platforms like Kobo etc.
6. Promote the heck out of the book, with a goal of let's say getting 1000 email subscribers and USD10,000 in income from it. (Won't be paid advertising for the most part.)
7. Now that I have proven model, and a fanbase, it makes sense to go write another book.
I will have learned the necessary skills to reach readers, and it wouldn't be an understatement if I said that some of the top best selling books out there are not really the best books, but they got their marketing right, and that's what makes all the difference.
While I am not interested in writing poor content, I also don't want to be one of those hidden goldmines in the publishing jungle.
This way, I don't have to worry about the cost of producing the next book, nor wonder, when will I finally make it as an author!
Plus having a fanbase -- email list, ensures I have an audience to reach to for stuff like beta reading, reviews, feedback and more.
Just writing a good book, putting some marketing behind it, and moving on to write another "hoping" one day it will all come together makes no sense.
A little research on authors in the similar niche, appears to validate the above.
The less is more approach seems to be more apt. And I say this with complete awareness of the fact, that the general idea is that the more successful authors have a decent backlist. But I am willing to differ from that approach.
Any thoughts?
Cheers!
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