thunder_god
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After reading all of these great threads on the self-publishing section, I decided to take a risk into the world of self-publishing after several failed business ideas and plans. I have zero experience in this field nor am I a great writer. I'm hoping the veterans out there can offer some advice and suggestions to make this journey as smooth and successful as possible.
Right now I only have about $200 saved up. I intend on outsourcing the writing to a freelance ghost writer which I will hire from Upworks. I'm planning on releasing a series of 3 books for my first project in fiction.
I'm not exactly sure which genre I will go into but there has a been a lot of talk about doing romance/erotic novels so I think I will go this route unless someone else has another other suggestions.
I'm not even sure how much to price my ebooks but I hear $2.99 being thrown around a lot along with $.99.
I think I will price it my first book at $2.99 initially, then $.99 once the second book is released, followed by making it free once the third book is released, and trying to sell it as a whole package for like $4.99. Books 2 & 3 will be priced at $2.99 each.
I'm thinking about 10,000 words per a book should be enough. Does anyone have any suggestions for wordcounts for romance/erotic novels?
Frankly right now, I'm pretty broke so I think if I can even make like $50-100 my first two months back, I would be really happy.
This is my plan for this week:
1. Do research on which niche are most profitable. I'm not exactly sure how to do this, but have read suggestions to look at amazon bestsellers and look for trends.
2. Write up job description for freelance hires. Is around $50 per 10,000 words a good price to offer? I also need to figure out this NDA thing. I wonder if I can find a free template somewhere online.
As always, suggestions are appreciated
Right now I only have about $200 saved up. I intend on outsourcing the writing to a freelance ghost writer which I will hire from Upworks. I'm planning on releasing a series of 3 books for my first project in fiction.
I'm not exactly sure which genre I will go into but there has a been a lot of talk about doing romance/erotic novels so I think I will go this route unless someone else has another other suggestions.
I'm not even sure how much to price my ebooks but I hear $2.99 being thrown around a lot along with $.99.
I think I will price it my first book at $2.99 initially, then $.99 once the second book is released, followed by making it free once the third book is released, and trying to sell it as a whole package for like $4.99. Books 2 & 3 will be priced at $2.99 each.
I'm thinking about 10,000 words per a book should be enough. Does anyone have any suggestions for wordcounts for romance/erotic novels?
Frankly right now, I'm pretty broke so I think if I can even make like $50-100 my first two months back, I would be really happy.
This is my plan for this week:
1. Do research on which niche are most profitable. I'm not exactly sure how to do this, but have read suggestions to look at amazon bestsellers and look for trends.
2. Write up job description for freelance hires. Is around $50 per 10,000 words a good price to offer? I also need to figure out this NDA thing. I wonder if I can find a free template somewhere online.
As always, suggestions are appreciated
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