Comments on: Author Earnings – How Do You Write Full-Time?

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:23:04 +0000

In reply to Natalie Ducey. I'm so glad you found it useful :D

By: Natalie Ducey

Natalie Ducey — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:02:54 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, Sacha. I recently did a reassessment of time spent and it’s an enlightening process and a necessary one. A shift was needed and it’s working. Cheers! 🙂

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:08:48 +0000

In reply to angelaackerman1.

Oh I totally agree. Affiliation is a fine balance. I only recommend things I’m part of – like conferences and then products or books I actually use like Vellum, KDP rocket and various books I’ve loved. The way I see it, if I use and love the thing, I’m happy to promote it. If for whatever reason I’m unsure, I back away. I’ve had to a few times this year actually. Having been asked to be part of things I then hear bad things about – it’s awkward to then back off, but I care more about reputation than $$.

By: Savita

Savita — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:00:07 +0000

Hi Sacha,
Just a note to let you know that I have reviewed your book ‘How to Craft Superbad Villains’ on
https://www.himalayanwritingretreat.com/crafting-a-truly-evil-villain/.
I learnt a lot from your book and I’m implementing some of your ideas to create a bad guy. Thanks!

By the way, the Self-Publishing Conference sessions were great! I could not catch them live because of the time difference but came away with lots of information on how writing and publishing works today.

Savita

By: angelaackerman1

angelaackerman1 — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 22:41:24 +0000

The only proviso I would add is to never sell your soul. I see people go all-in on affiliate sales and they end up marketing so much that they turn off their readership and network. There’s no affiliate income in the world worth that when you’re an author.

Always know who you are getting into bed with–know their values, their product, their work ethic and their brand. If any of these things don’t match your own, don’t promote them. 😉

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:39:06 +0000

In reply to Lynn Love. ahhh thank you so much :) glad you enjoy them.

By: Lynn Love

Lynn Love — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:35:55 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. Ah, thanks for the words of encouragement, Sacha. I need to search out more markets for sure. All the best and I'm really enjoying reading your posts :)

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 08:43:29 +0000

In reply to barbdrummondcurioushistories. I hear you. I think it's a good technique for a short period, though that said, I know a first in series as a permafree is also good for authors to get read through from the rest of their series. I think at the end of the day, if there are people who would prefer books for free, then they were probably never going to buy your book. They're not your readers. Besides, we've always been able to read books for free at the library and authors only get paid once for that. Well, scheme dependent. There are other schemes now. But still.

By: Full-Time Writing: 3 Months in - SACHA BLACK

Full-Time Writing: 3 Months in - SACHA BLACK — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:52:46 +0000

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By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:40:53 +0000

In reply to Lynn Love. I’m so glad you found it useful, and thank you for your kind words. Income is income. You might not be where you want to be, but you’re a helluva lot further ahead. The first sale is always the hardest. Now you just got to push that snowball down the hill