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Previously, great authors could make solid six figures a year. I'm still on the fence about my own involvement in the industry. I'm learning how to write fiction but it doesn't go as well for me as non-fiction. Ultimately, while I love writing, the primary reason why I do it is money.
If it isn't going to make me any sensible amount of money, it might be better to find a better use of my writing skills or reinvent myself completely. I assume that based on your decision, the same applies to you. May 28, 3, 4, 51 Netherlands. Mattie said:. This is why while reading M.
J's book I figured out to switch from romance to a different genre I can understand what your saying, a lot of work. Although, I can't see myself ever stop writing, since it's my nature, although it is finding new avenues to use it in a different way. This might be re-inventing yourself as a writer and trying a different avenue if you enjoy writing.
Oh, and do you have any Irish in your background? My books generally star women in their early twenties, but oddly enough, my readership tends to swing a little older.
From what I can tell, there's a lot of Gen-x, along with some Boomers and Millennials. If you enjoy writing, you're so smart to keep on doing it. There's almost no downside -- the sense of accomplishment, fine-tuning your skills, etc. Someday, I hope to enjoy it again. But for now, I'm too burned out.
It's nice to know that other people still enjoy it though! I like your suggestion of trying a new avenue. Maybe I'm just burned out on writing romance, particularly intimate scenes. But who knows, I might find myself jumping back in sooner than I think. Maybe officially quitting for a while might give me a boost to give it another go. I'd never say never, that's for sure! Thanks so much for all your support and encouragement!!! I'm not Irish, but my husband has a good bit of Irish in him.
Maybe it rubbed off. Jul 23, 33, , Alpine, UT. Not happy to hear about this MJ DeMarco said:. Is your list terribly small? Or small enough that your loyal readers can't compensate you for new work? I would figure after X books, you should have a pretty big following.
Sep 25, 59 95 UK. Last edited: Oct 1, Matt33 Bronze Contributor Speedway Pass. Apr 14, 50 24 FL. Dec 3, 1, UK. Would you consider taking your catalogue to a traditional publisher?
You'd think so, wouldn't you? Looking at it from the outside, it seems pretty incredible that I've come to this decision, but here are are some details that might shed light on it.
About 6, people remain. Even if all 6, people on my mailing list opened the email and purchased my book, I'd make about 17K per book from my list alone. Mailing lists in general have gotten tougher. I've heard rumblings from other authors that they're seeing the same thing -- low opens, low response rates, etc. It started maybe a couple of years ago, where mailing list responses dropped way off. Part of this might've stemmed from the fact that when the Amazon store was overrun with scammers, these "authors" were majorly spamming their lists, which included tons of romance readers.
Some of this might also stem from the fact that romance readers have so many other ways to hear about new books -- Facebook ads, BookBub ads, Amazon ads, etc. This made mailing lists less important to readers, if not authors. About audiobooks, etc. There was a period when Amazon was giving away my audiobooks for something ridiculous, like 1.
I begged them to stop. They refused even though I own the copyright and paid for all of the production costs. But I had zero control, and saw my audiobook income fall accordingly. This aside, audiobook sales have gotten to be a tougher nut to crack. Amazon drastically changed the bounty system and introduced some subscription plans which also cut author income.
Back in the day, my first audiobook made back its production costs in one month. These days, the production costs might take years to recoup. I have at least two audiobooks that will probably never earn out. When it comes to romance books whether kindle or audiobook , the shelf life has gotten incredibly short.
There's a constant firehose of new releases always pushing, pushing, pushing down the previous releases -- and advertising heavily. If an author releases six or eight books a year, this will probably pay off bigtime because Amazon gives more visibility to new releases and advertising multiple new releases at once is a great way to fuel sales. But if you're a single author putting out three novels a year, it's going to be a challenge, especially if you're not a fast writer. For me, writing three full-length novels a year is a full-time job by itself.
When I added so much advertising into the mix, it felt like two full-time jobs -- not in the beginning, but more and more as time went on. Plus, Amazon is almost all pay-to-play for visibility.
In the beginning, I got a ton of sales through Amazon's recommendation systems such as "also-boughts", not only on my own books, but on similar books. And then there's Facebook. I have a decent amount of fans, but if I want to announce a new release, very few of my fans will see the announcement unless I pay for it.
All of this adds up. With both Amazon and Facebook, advertising costs have skyrocketed, costing triple or quadruple what they cost even three or four years ago. Meanwhile, book prices have remained fairly constant, and the Kindle Unlimited pay structure has gotten lower, which means that authors are squeezed on both ends.
One thing that's pretty interesting in all of this is that my gross revenue is still decent, much more than I ever made at my day job. And I don't just mean in terms of money. I mean in terms of time. Learn how to protect chickens from hawks. Remember to cycle through different methods for the best results. If your chickens free range, they're at risk of getting attacked by hawks. Though they're more common in rural areas, particularly in the deserts and grasslands of North America, hawks can be spotted in the city as well.
When Do Hawks Attack? Hawks are daytime predators, but will also use the soft light of the early morning or evening to search for prey. They have extremely keen eyesight, and will often perch high in the trees to scope the area out. Once they find their target, they'll swoop down, pinning them to the ground with their talons and often killing them on impact. It's not uncommon for them to simply carry chickens off mid-flight. In fact, there often aren't any signs of an attack.
Feathers and blood may not be present; you may simply realize you're missing a chicken. Unfortunately, once you face a hawk attack on your property, they'll more than likely attempt to come back for seconds. You must be proactive and sometimes creative when it comes to protecting your chickens from hawks.
Build Safety Shelters Safety shelters are exactly what they sound like: Places for your chickens to run and hide should they spot a hawk lurking above.
Simply having things around that the chickens can hide under is helpful. Or, you can go all out like this person did, and build shelters yourself. The Happy Chicken Coop suggests using, "a 55 gallon plastic drum cut lengthways or a wooden pallet perched on blocks. If hawks think they wouldn't be able to get away quickly, most of the time they'll move on to searching for easier prey.
Hang Reflective Scare Tape.
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