Comments on: What Makes a $100k Author: 8 Findings Every Author Should Know

By: Jonathan Milligan: Writing a Book Series to Grow Your Business

Jonathan Milligan: Writing a Book Series to Grow Your Business — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:52:47 +0000

[…] What Makes a $100k Author: 8 Findings Every Author Should Know […]

By: Kelly Noel Zeva

Kelly Noel Zeva — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:54:00 +0000

I just published my first novel, so I appreciate the lively debate and multiple perspectives.

For my novel, I hired my friend, a former paralegal, as a beta reader ($30/hr) and asked her to review the novel twice. I probably spent $600 or so. Even a) having a Bachelor’s in English and b) having worked as a copywriter and editor professionally myself, I knew it was important to have a second set of eyes on the document.

I plan to work with a professional editor for content/copy editing before I republish the novel later this year. That said, I’m aiming for 1-3 longer books per year… not 6-12.

By: Jena Salazar

Jena Salazar — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:27:10 +0000

In reply to TJ. Can you give me the name of different indie forums? I am wanting to get familiar with sites as I look for a home of my writing.

By: Jessi Rita Hoffman

Jessi Rita Hoffman — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:45:00 +0000

I’m a fiction book editor, and what the other editors in this comment section have written is correct. Professional editing, by a qualified content editor, costs way more than your survey indicates. Copy editing is less expensive, but that comes after the content issues have been resolved. So many novels by aspiring authors have flaws from the story-level perspective — issues way deeper than grammar and punctuation. For tips on the most common fiction writing errors and how to solve them, authors might like to visit the 70-plus “how to” articles on my website. But those don’t take the place of having a qualified content editor (developmental editor) critique your novel before you send it out into the world. Why? Because authors have blind spots to the flaws in their own material. Once they’re shown the mistakes they are making, the blind spots are gone, and they’re on their way.

By: MoEb

MoEb — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:35:52 +0000

Wow, this is such a great article. It wasn’t all hype and fluff without any real information that us little guys can use. Very encouraging too. My first goal is to get to 10k in a year, lol, but it’s nice to feel like the bigger ones are actually obtainable, rather than get the usual, “don’t even dream big…just write because you love it.” — thanks for the inspiration!

By: Daniel Lane

Daniel Lane — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:41:55 +0000

“Authors are, on the whole, an honest group”. Lol, by definition Authors are a bunch of liers. They lie for a living. I speak as a 100K Author myself, (only on launch day as a pro rata rate.)

By: Leslie Kennedy

Leslie Kennedy — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 11:47:38 +0000

Hi, I guess I would be considered an EA? I have a book written along with enough content for a second. I have several titles and outlines of works to be finished once I complete the first two. I’ve had a blog for close to 10 years that’s been enjoyed by people in several different (14, I think) countries and all across the U.S.

I have many many, positive and encouraging responses and requests for my book, once it is complete. I’m also followed by numerous other writers of like passion, however, due to a lack of nerves and time, I have been dragging my feet on getting it edited for publication.

With that said, this article gives some much needed insight as to what to expect in that process.

Thank You

By: Gerhard

Gerhard — Thu, 14 May 2020 16:29:53 +0000

In reply to Michelle Horn.

Michelle, if you send out a survey, and the surveyees respond, and you publish it — how can that be called irresponsible? It’s the results of your survey, for God’s sake. Not every opinion that’s different from yours is ‘irresponsible.’ They’re just the opinions of a number op people who responded to a survey.
I shouldn’t be reading blog responses …

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 21:03:53 +0000

In reply to C. S. Lakin. C. S. Lakin, you spend less than two days per manuscript and make half a million dollars per year? Genuinely curious.

By: Sarah thornborrow

Sarah thornborrow — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:10:50 +0000

This was a helpful article for someone writing their first book. Thank you.