I waited too long, so I've adjusted what I used to dream about. I would love to have a small following of readers who enjoy my work. Anything else for me will be gravy. At least my stories will be out in the world. I enjoy your books. Keep going! There are so many new/old ways to sell books. You can do this.
Thanks for the encouragement. I’d say I’ve adjusted mine down to what yours is, but I would add, “enjoy my work enough to pay for it, review it and tell others about it.” I’m still reaching for that “1,000 true fans” who will allow me to retire from freelancing and do this full time.
Barring that, then starting a commercial egg farm (if we can ever find suitable land for it) so I don’t need to worry about making money from writing in any way, shape or form and I can just do it for pleasure (when I’m not herding chickens and running the conveyor belt).
This morning it occurred to me that if Mr. 7% Solution could get 500 true fans for his music and I could get 500 for my writing, then between us we’d be doing pretty good. So that takes some of the pressure off.
IDK what your stats and numbers are, but I’d bet you’re already living your dream. You have a following of 1 right here!
Oh, okay. Cool. This will be my first year. I can't share an image in this comment. I have a little thumbnail ad they sent out. Maybe you have time to get in, if interested.
We’ve got a lot of animals and my husband is disabled, so it takes a lot of planning to be able to go anywhere for more than a day. But I’d love to find out about it and keep it on my radar for next year.
This realy captures something crucial about how the publishing industry flipped the script on writers. The part where traditional publishing became just another form of self-publisnig (minus the royalties) is wild. I've seen this same tension play out in academia where prestige institutions basically outsourced their core function to adjuncts but kept the brand cachet, kinda similar dynamic here.
It sucks. They really took the author dream and just threw it in a trash compactor. Now traditional publishing is the new vanity publishing, and indie publishing is the only truly viable option if you ever hope to be able to make an income at this, unless you’re already famous.
I waited too long, so I've adjusted what I used to dream about. I would love to have a small following of readers who enjoy my work. Anything else for me will be gravy. At least my stories will be out in the world. I enjoy your books. Keep going! There are so many new/old ways to sell books. You can do this.
Thanks for the encouragement. I’d say I’ve adjusted mine down to what yours is, but I would add, “enjoy my work enough to pay for it, review it and tell others about it.” I’m still reaching for that “1,000 true fans” who will allow me to retire from freelancing and do this full time.
Barring that, then starting a commercial egg farm (if we can ever find suitable land for it) so I don’t need to worry about making money from writing in any way, shape or form and I can just do it for pleasure (when I’m not herding chickens and running the conveyor belt).
This morning it occurred to me that if Mr. 7% Solution could get 500 true fans for his music and I could get 500 for my writing, then between us we’d be doing pretty good. So that takes some of the pressure off.
IDK what your stats and numbers are, but I’d bet you’re already living your dream. You have a following of 1 right here!
I am getting the stories out. The rest will come together if I keep working. :) I am grateful for you!
I'm wondering if you are maybe attending the Ozark Riverways Foundation Book Authors Rendezvous in May on the Current River.
No, I haven’t even heard of it!
Oh, okay. Cool. This will be my first year. I can't share an image in this comment. I have a little thumbnail ad they sent out. Maybe you have time to get in, if interested.
We’ve got a lot of animals and my husband is disabled, so it takes a lot of planning to be able to go anywhere for more than a day. But I’d love to find out about it and keep it on my radar for next year.
Yes, Ma'am. Sent you info. Good luck.
This realy captures something crucial about how the publishing industry flipped the script on writers. The part where traditional publishing became just another form of self-publisnig (minus the royalties) is wild. I've seen this same tension play out in academia where prestige institutions basically outsourced their core function to adjuncts but kept the brand cachet, kinda similar dynamic here.
It sucks. They really took the author dream and just threw it in a trash compactor. Now traditional publishing is the new vanity publishing, and indie publishing is the only truly viable option if you ever hope to be able to make an income at this, unless you’re already famous.