thunder_god
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Hello Everyone,
After having read several threads here talking about self-publishing, I decided it was time to take some action and enter into the world of self-publishing. I have always considered myself a creative individual and many people have always commented that I have a creative imagination. I figured why not use my strengths to my advantage and dive deep into self-publishing where I can use some of my creativity.
At the moment, I am working for some shady russian company as a online tutor. The money is crap and the amount of extra work outside of teaching such as prepping lessons, marking homework is unpaid and totally not worth it for the money I am paid. The only positive of this job is that I can work at home and thus it gives me some freedom to travel around the world as long as I show up for work and my boss doesn't find out. I'm hoping I can make enough money from self-publishing that I can quit this teaching job in about 6 months to 1 year from now. I'm currently not even making 4 figures from this teaching job. I have been reading comments from some members claiming that the market is overly saturated but nonetheless I would still like to take my chances and have a stab at it.
Since I have an active imagination, I figure fiction would be best suited for me. Based on the research I have read, the best bang for the buck in terms of time and effort spent seems to be writing erotic romance / erotica novellas, with a word count between 10,000-20,000 words. My strategy is to try and publish as many novellas as I can while trying to produce the best fiction book that I can write. I don't want to pump out crap and develop a bad reputation. I am hoping that I can write approximately between 3000-5000 words a day during my free time outside of work. I am trying to shoot for publishing 1 book a week minimum maybe 2 weeks when I am first starting out and trying to figure everything out.
This past week I managed to do the following things:
1. Read several threads on self-publishing.
2. Read a how to guide for self-publishing erotic romance novels
3. Read about 8-10 erotic romance novels ranging from really good to just god awful. I wanted to see the contrasting differences between why one was highly rated vs one that got crap reviews to give myself an idea about the quality that I would need to put out there. Also reading this books gave me some ideas for plots and stories that I could write about.
Current to do list:
1. Research niche segments. (done)
2. Start writing (done)
3. Proof-read, revise, format (Currently on this step)
4. Learn how to create book covers
5. Purchase stock photos.
6. Create book cover
7. Figure out how to market the book and have an early release and give away copies to get reviews?
8. Publish the book on Amazon
I am a terrible marketer and hoping some of the more experienced members can help chime in on how to best market the books.
Marketing strategy:
1. Give away free copies of the book on several websites and facebook and ask for reviews
2. Publish the book on kindle select for 90 days using the 5 days of free download to promote the book
3. Take the books off kindle select after 90 days and publish on other websites like smashwords, itunes, etc.
4. Create a website and offer a free download of an ebook for newsletter sign ups
5. Send out periodic newsletters promoting new books
After having read several threads here talking about self-publishing, I decided it was time to take some action and enter into the world of self-publishing. I have always considered myself a creative individual and many people have always commented that I have a creative imagination. I figured why not use my strengths to my advantage and dive deep into self-publishing where I can use some of my creativity.
At the moment, I am working for some shady russian company as a online tutor. The money is crap and the amount of extra work outside of teaching such as prepping lessons, marking homework is unpaid and totally not worth it for the money I am paid. The only positive of this job is that I can work at home and thus it gives me some freedom to travel around the world as long as I show up for work and my boss doesn't find out. I'm hoping I can make enough money from self-publishing that I can quit this teaching job in about 6 months to 1 year from now. I'm currently not even making 4 figures from this teaching job. I have been reading comments from some members claiming that the market is overly saturated but nonetheless I would still like to take my chances and have a stab at it.
Since I have an active imagination, I figure fiction would be best suited for me. Based on the research I have read, the best bang for the buck in terms of time and effort spent seems to be writing erotic romance / erotica novellas, with a word count between 10,000-20,000 words. My strategy is to try and publish as many novellas as I can while trying to produce the best fiction book that I can write. I don't want to pump out crap and develop a bad reputation. I am hoping that I can write approximately between 3000-5000 words a day during my free time outside of work. I am trying to shoot for publishing 1 book a week minimum maybe 2 weeks when I am first starting out and trying to figure everything out.
This past week I managed to do the following things:
1. Read several threads on self-publishing.
2. Read a how to guide for self-publishing erotic romance novels
3. Read about 8-10 erotic romance novels ranging from really good to just god awful. I wanted to see the contrasting differences between why one was highly rated vs one that got crap reviews to give myself an idea about the quality that I would need to put out there. Also reading this books gave me some ideas for plots and stories that I could write about.
Current to do list:
1. Research niche segments. (done)
2. Start writing (done)
3. Proof-read, revise, format (Currently on this step)
4. Learn how to create book covers
5. Purchase stock photos.
6. Create book cover
7. Figure out how to market the book and have an early release and give away copies to get reviews?
8. Publish the book on Amazon
I am a terrible marketer and hoping some of the more experienced members can help chime in on how to best market the books.
Marketing strategy:
1. Give away free copies of the book on several websites and facebook and ask for reviews
2. Publish the book on kindle select for 90 days using the 5 days of free download to promote the book
3. Take the books off kindle select after 90 days and publish on other websites like smashwords, itunes, etc.
4. Create a website and offer a free download of an ebook for newsletter sign ups
5. Send out periodic newsletters promoting new books
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