Comments on: The Evolution of an Author: How to Go from Zero to $100k from your Writing https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/ Promote your book to Written Word Media's audience of over one million readers. Read our blog for information on all things self-publishing. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 By: Clayton Noblit https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-136969 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:51:33 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-136969 In reply to Beth Gelman.

thanks so much Beth!

]]> By: Beth Gelman https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-136675 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:32:37 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-136675 How illuminating! I’ve been listening and learning from very reputable authors and marketing people, and this article sums it up in a nutshell. THANK YOU! I’m personally working like a Stage 3 author but only making Stage 1 money. I’m new to the game and know that patience in this regarding will be helpful. It takes time to make a brand. I just wish I could churn and burn a few more books out a year to accelerate my backlist. (Yeah, I’m breathing over here. LOL) Thanks for the great article. Keep them coming.

]]> By: Clayton Noblit https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-129087 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:47:25 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-129087 In reply to Peter DeHaan.

Hey Peter, we didn’t ask for that level of granularity from authors, however we suspect that most are providing their net earnings.

]]> By: Peter DeHaan https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-128508 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:58:17 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-128508 Is earnings per month, gross or net? (With net being gross sales less ad spend.)

]]> By: Bill Holmes https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-116386 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:29:19 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-116386 I really do not see the point in a survey such as this. Most authors want to make a living from their writing so they want to know successful strategies, not a bunch of numbers that really mean nothing. Want to help your audience you took the time to generate this survey for? Interview and/or research JK Rowling, M. Scott Peck, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amanda Hocking, etc. Interview with tough questions and find the common denominator for all these authors. I’ll bet it’s pretty simple (not easy).

]]> By: Grace Hudson https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-114664 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:04:44 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-114664 This was a great article to see a roadmap of next steps to make it to the next level. I’m surprised that more people didn’t mention Kobo or Google Play Books as being a large percentage of earnings. Perhaps that’s just me. However, it is clear that the biggest driver of sales is to write more books so this is a great takeaway for authors.

]]> By: Robert Nolin https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-104012 Fri, 27 May 2022 14:05:51 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-104012 In reply to James Rosone.

Average for editing sounds low, until you realize how many are not using an editor. So they are paying zero for editing, greatly skewing the average. A more valuable statistic might be how many use an editor at all.

]]> By: Robert Nolin https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-104011 Fri, 27 May 2022 14:02:15 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-104011 In reply to Julie.

Same here. I would add that free books are a way to get reviews, which are key to actual sales. But I completely agree: getting readers and hearing that they enjoyed what *I* wrote…that’s what it’s all about. I never would have gotten that if I had kept hammering away at literary agents.

]]> By: Clayton Noblit https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-96413 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:05:42 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-96413 In reply to Scott Bayles.

Hey Scott, while we didn’t differentiate between the two for the survey, our assumption is that these are eBook prices.

]]> By: Scott Bayles https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/#comment-95895 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:24:40 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=61698#comment-95895 When it says stage two authors price their most expensive books between $3.99 and $5.99, does that include paperbacks or just ebook prices?

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