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Not that I've accomplished being a millionaire in one month, but the fascinating thing is buying into the reality of other people, or what people tell you about e-books on amazon.
1. People say the cover has to be the best. lol While this may be true, I'm not sure than why hundreds of people would read my book for free on promotion days.
2. Specific genres won't be read or sold. Those same books are specific genres not to waste your time on.
3. Advertise is a big part of it, because I notice that's the only time they're being read for the most part is when they're on promotion or being seen.
4. Than today all of a sudden a different pen name sold 31 copies over night without advertising but more of psychiatry/paranormal fiction that was basically just to see what people would say. Which no one has ever read my fiction really. It was a test for my novel that needs to be edited and published.
5. I didn't use an editor and just used my laptop Microsoft office
6. Reviews aren't there, but people read the stuff on promotions.
7. What I'm lacking is advertisement, but that is not possible right now other than social media. Submitting on promotion sites, and on website.
8. This is mostly all trial and error right now for the big one, but interesting that I'm not following the rules but still getting readers, the most 274.
9. Which comes down to in 30 days producing thirty books. Which is impossible to pay for covers and advertising on every book at this time. Which is why my sleep is screwed up.
10. I can produce a book a day, and yes link in the back. And I do laugh because it takes me 4 hours to write one book and have it on Amazon. Which you all said was advertising, producing more books. The laughing part is when I read books on Amazon on how to write 10,000 words in a week or different time frame. My bf kind of at first was like that's not fair to other writers because they work and only get one book out. Well than I said, correct they don't have the opportunity. I do. So, why waste the opportunity. No, I don't need to spam, so exactly why I've decided pen names are wonderful.
So, really I've made about $120.00 in one month. Just on e-books. Now to this is a lot of work submitting these books, and fortunately it's got to be two books to promote because otherwise, I'm just exhausting myself and than like the last week just be drained and do nothing from overload. lol
So, I'm not exactly convinced covers and reviews are the key here. Advertising is something to be worked on, and the one fiction book has no fan base. It's an interesting thing, because I could probably become a Stephen King if I worked hard enough and improved on my writing, which I am doing, and reading up on all the writing skills and grammar to freshen up.
For me I am able to maneuver through different types of writing, from poetry, to short stories, novel, and articles, and mindfulness, psychology, self help, metaphysical, etc. The thing is I've been studying it all for the last four years, philosophy, religions, quantum physics, law of attraction, all the stuff everyone else does. Mental toughness, sports psychology.
For me it is just simply testing and trial and error to see where my readers gravitate towards and and what sells and doesn't sell. What comments say. Pen names are limitless.
Part of it too is I already have a majority wrote from the last four years, so even if I don't feel like writing, it's just editing and revising.
Even on fivver if I paid for covers it would just cost a lot of money for those books at this time, and until I get money, it's simply ignoring that part, and can change them later.
It all sounds insane, but I need the money to get my novel published and that's the one that will take off. I suppose if I choose crowd funding the more I have out there for them to read, the more they will maybe help out with that.
I don't really know, because there aren't many options, but sitting on my writing and keeping it back isn't doing anything. Even if I'm selling a few copies versus none, is better. And I guess at first hearing M.J. say I would bet on the 50 e-books versus Babe Ruth, well I can be both. lol Which would you like me to be. Because I can be a small hitter or big hitter. It's just a matter of time.
1. People say the cover has to be the best. lol While this may be true, I'm not sure than why hundreds of people would read my book for free on promotion days.
2. Specific genres won't be read or sold. Those same books are specific genres not to waste your time on.
3. Advertise is a big part of it, because I notice that's the only time they're being read for the most part is when they're on promotion or being seen.
4. Than today all of a sudden a different pen name sold 31 copies over night without advertising but more of psychiatry/paranormal fiction that was basically just to see what people would say. Which no one has ever read my fiction really. It was a test for my novel that needs to be edited and published.
5. I didn't use an editor and just used my laptop Microsoft office
6. Reviews aren't there, but people read the stuff on promotions.
7. What I'm lacking is advertisement, but that is not possible right now other than social media. Submitting on promotion sites, and on website.
8. This is mostly all trial and error right now for the big one, but interesting that I'm not following the rules but still getting readers, the most 274.
9. Which comes down to in 30 days producing thirty books. Which is impossible to pay for covers and advertising on every book at this time. Which is why my sleep is screwed up.
10. I can produce a book a day, and yes link in the back. And I do laugh because it takes me 4 hours to write one book and have it on Amazon. Which you all said was advertising, producing more books. The laughing part is when I read books on Amazon on how to write 10,000 words in a week or different time frame. My bf kind of at first was like that's not fair to other writers because they work and only get one book out. Well than I said, correct they don't have the opportunity. I do. So, why waste the opportunity. No, I don't need to spam, so exactly why I've decided pen names are wonderful.
So, really I've made about $120.00 in one month. Just on e-books. Now to this is a lot of work submitting these books, and fortunately it's got to be two books to promote because otherwise, I'm just exhausting myself and than like the last week just be drained and do nothing from overload. lol
So, I'm not exactly convinced covers and reviews are the key here. Advertising is something to be worked on, and the one fiction book has no fan base. It's an interesting thing, because I could probably become a Stephen King if I worked hard enough and improved on my writing, which I am doing, and reading up on all the writing skills and grammar to freshen up.
For me I am able to maneuver through different types of writing, from poetry, to short stories, novel, and articles, and mindfulness, psychology, self help, metaphysical, etc. The thing is I've been studying it all for the last four years, philosophy, religions, quantum physics, law of attraction, all the stuff everyone else does. Mental toughness, sports psychology.
For me it is just simply testing and trial and error to see where my readers gravitate towards and and what sells and doesn't sell. What comments say. Pen names are limitless.
Part of it too is I already have a majority wrote from the last four years, so even if I don't feel like writing, it's just editing and revising.
Even on fivver if I paid for covers it would just cost a lot of money for those books at this time, and until I get money, it's simply ignoring that part, and can change them later.
It all sounds insane, but I need the money to get my novel published and that's the one that will take off. I suppose if I choose crowd funding the more I have out there for them to read, the more they will maybe help out with that.
I don't really know, because there aren't many options, but sitting on my writing and keeping it back isn't doing anything. Even if I'm selling a few copies versus none, is better. And I guess at first hearing M.J. say I would bet on the 50 e-books versus Babe Ruth, well I can be both. lol Which would you like me to be. Because I can be a small hitter or big hitter. It's just a matter of time.
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