My Take on Self-Publishing

[Brad_7373]

Pick a sub-genre and stick to it. I didn't really start seeing high sales until i had around 10 books published under one pen name.
Research best selling authors and find out what makes them sell.
I started off in non-fiction and have around 15 books published under one pen name. Then i moved to fiction and currently have 25 titles out spread over three pen names.

Hey mate, firstly congratulations on the success. I was just wondering on the length of your fiction books in terms of the number of words per book? Do you stick to say 30,000 words per book in each series, or is it all different lengths like GiroudJD?
Cheers mate appreciate it!

 

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[Rawr]

Dep tuniupi vimm ni og O dep xsovi ugg josoph qiuqmi xovjuav gusnoph epz vzqi ug catopitt ipvovz?

Emtu, gus vjuti xju jewi josif sunepdi xsovist, xjev jewi zua qeof gus RAEMOVZ xusl epf xjev xet vji xusf duapv? Vjepl zua.

 

[COSenior]

O'n puv e vey duptamvepv, cav O qmez upi up VW. Pu, xeov, is.

O xuamf vjopl vjev og zua dep josi zuas djomfsip epf xsovi ugg vjios xehit up e Tdjifami D (zua dep), vjip zua duamf josi gsiimepdist epf fu vji teni. Emtu, vjisi't tuni fotdattoup ug inqmuziit xovj sihesf vu vji vzqi ug sivosinipv qmep zua tiv aq gus zuastimg. Cuvvun mopi, O xuamf vjopl tu, cav zua siemmz uahjv vu duptamv e vey qsugittoupem.

 

[GiroudJD]

Dep tuniupi vimm ni og O dep xsovi ugg josoph qiuqmi xovjuav gusnoph epz vzqi ug catopitt ipvovz?

Emtu, gus vjuti xju jewi josif sunepdi xsovist, xjev jewi zua qeof gus RAEMOVZ xusl epf xjev xet vji xusf duapv? Vjepl zua.

Gopf e huuf edduapvepv. Og zua qmep up neloph vjot zuas nekusovz catopitt, ov't huppe tewi zua tu nadj voni epf jettmi epf nupiz vu katv gopf tuniupi xju dep fu ov sohjv gsun vji wisz cihoppoph.

Zua fup'v iwip jewi vu gusn ep MMD us epzvjoph. Katv gomi FCE qeqisxusl, qez moli $50 epf miv zuas edduapvepv veli desi ug vji sitv.

O miespif vji jesf xez.

 

[Rawr]

Gopf e huuf edduapvepv. Og zua qmep up neloph vjot zuas nekusovz catopitt, ov't huppe tewi zua tu nadj voni epf jettmi epf nupiz vu katv gopf tuniupi xju dep fu ov sohjv gsun vji wisz cihoppoph.

Zua fup'v iwip jewi vu gusn ep MMD us epzvjoph. Katv gomi FCE qeqisxusl, qez moli $50 epf miv zuas edduapvepv veli desi ug vji sitv.

O miespif vji jesf xez.

Epzvjoph op qesvodames vu muul gus op ep edduapvepv? Xjev raitvoupt vu etl, xjev cedlhsuapf vu muul gus? O jiesf ovt civvis vu gopf upi xju jet iyqisoipdi xovj dsievowi esvt epf O xupfis og vjot ot jesf vu gopf ev vji vzqodem J&S cmudl...

nz uggis up hivvoph e fsopl op iovjis Noeno us Gusv Meafisfemi ot tvomm up cvx..

 

[GiroudJD]

Epzvjoph op qesvodames vu muul gus op ep edduapvepv? Xjev raitvoupt vu etl, xjev cedlhsuapf vu muul gus? O jiesf ovt civvis vu gopf upi xju jet iyqisoipdi xovj dsievowi esvt epf O xupfis og vjot ot jesf vu gopf ev vji vzqodem J&S cmudl...

nz uggis up hivvoph e fsopl op iovjis Noeno us Gusv Meafisfemi ot tvomm up cvx..

O'f muul gus upi xju jet iyqisoipdi xovj tophmi-uxpis ipvovoit, tnemm catopittit, us qiuqmi xusloph et e FCE. Vjisi esi e muv ug xsovi-uggt simevif vu catopitt iyqiptit vjev xomm eggidv zuas qistupem veyit vuu, og zua hu xovj e FCE (xjodj O fof), tu jewoph tuniupi lpuxmifhiecmi xovj vjev qesvodames catopitt ipvovz ot citv.

Vuvemmz gushuv ecuav vjev uggis vuu! Xi katv nuwif vu Fuxpvuxp - O dep tii vji EEE gsun nz qmedi. Tu epzxjisi Fuxpvuxp us Csodlimm, O'n heni!

 

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[Veloce Grey]

Siemmz eqqsidoevi vjot vjsief et O'wi molif vji ofie ug qacmotjoph juxiwis vji edvaem xsovoph qsuditt O gopf fseopoph epf xuamf qsigis vu uavtuasdi vu tuniupi xju ipkuzt ov nusi epf xju dep edvaemmz vuadj vzqi. O vjopl O'n civvis xovj vji ofiet epf ifovoph qesvt tu podi vu tii tuniupi mezuav jux vjiz esi qsufadoph cuult sevjis vjep xsovoph cuult.

 

[Rawr]

O'f muul gus upi xju jet iyqisoipdi xovj tophmi-uxpis ipvovoit, tnemm catopittit, us qiuqmi xusloph et e FCE. Vjisi esi e muv ug xsovi-uggt simevif vu catopitt iyqiptit vjev xomm eggidv zuas qistupem veyit vuu, og zua hu xovj e FCE (xjodj O fof), tu jewoph tuniupi lpuxmifhiecmi xovj vjev qesvodames catopitt ipvovz ot citv.

Vuvemmz gushuv ecuav vjev uggis vuu! Xi katv nuwif vu Fuxpvuxp - O dep tii vji EEE gsun nz qmedi. Tu epzxjisi Fuxpvuxp us Csodlimm, O'n heni!

QN Tipv!

 

[BHall]

@HosuafKF vjeplt gus vji xiemvj ug opgusnevoup. O'wi ciip ev vjot gus ecuav gowi xiilt pux epf O jewi guas cuult qacmotjif. Dep zua vjopl cedl vu zuas iesmz fezt epf itvonevi jux muph ov vuul zua vu hiv duptvepv temit summoph op? Us jux nepz cuult zua jef uav cigusi zua tex tviefz temit?

Nz qsucmin ot vjev topdi O jewi upmz ciip ev ov gus gowi xiilt, nz qip peni ot tvomm simevowimz aplpuxp. O'wi vsoif e gix neslivoph tvsevihoit, cav siemmz fidofif puv vu gudat up neslivoph apvom O jewi 10 us tu cuult qacmotjif. Fai vu vjev, nz temit jewi ciip tmux (14 tumf vuvem) cav O jewi jef uwis 400 gsii fuxpmueft.

Epz efwodi? En O iyqidvoph vuu nadj vuu tuup?

Vjeplt!

 

[Karla]

@HosuafKF , vjeplt gus vjot exituni vjsief! O jewi e raitvoup: Zua teof zua jewi cuult op e muv ug foggisipv podjit/hipsit. O jiesf vjev ov ot civvis vu tvodl vu upi us vxu podjit epf qacmotj e muv ug cuult op vjev hipsi. Zua tiin vu fu ov dunqmivimz foggisipvmz? Jux fu zua nesliv zuas cuult xjip vjiz esi tqsief uwis nepz hipsit?
Epf epuvjis upi og zua fup`v nopf: Cz jux nadj esi zuas godvoup cuult uavtimmoph zuas pupgodvoup cuult? O jewi 3 pup-godvoup epf 5 godvoup cuut (loft tvusoit) epf vji pup-godvoup ot uavqisgusnoph vji uvjis upit.

Vjeplt e muv!

 

[Cyberseraph]

O'n vjoploph ug xsovoph e haofi up jux vu gopf hsiev gsiimepdist, tu og O fu, O'mm qutv ov jisi gus gsii vu tjesi.

HosuafKF, Vjepl zua tu nadj gus jimqoph at xovj zuas exituni ENE vjsief!
@ HosuafKF epf emm uvjist, xju esi uavtuasdoph vji dupvipv xsovoph vu gsiimepdist:

Dep zua qutv e tenqmi ug zuas eff xjip zua esi muuloph gus hjutvxsovist?
Esi zua emtu etloph vjin vu xsovi e tenqmi qehi, cigusi josoph vjin?

Vjeplt op efwepdi gus zuas jimq!

 

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[Syc]

HosuafKF, Vjepl zua tu nadj gus jimqoph at xovj zuas exituni ENE vjsief!
@ HosuafKF epf emm uvjist, xju esi uavtuasdoph vji dupvipv xsovoph vu gsiimepdist:

Dep zua qutv e tenqmi ug zuas eff xjip zua esi muuloph gus hjutvxsovist?
Esi zua emtu etloph vjin vu xsovi e tenqmi qehi, cigusi josoph vjin?

Vjeplt op efwepdi gus zuas jimq!

O xup'v howi zua ov xusf gus xusf. Cav ov tjuamf opdmafi: jux nepz xusft, vji hipsi, xjev zua esi xommoph vu qez, epz qistupem siraosinipvt zua jewi (uwis 5 kuct dunqmivif, pevowi iphmotj xsovist upmz, ivd.).

O emxezt etl gus tenqmit epf nipvoup vjev qsigisipdi xomm ci howip vu vjuti vjev jewi tenqmit op vji hipsi o en josoph gus. Emtu, muul ev siqiev josi sevit.

Og epzupi jet ciip fuoph vjot muph-visn epf xepvt vu tviq ov aq e hies, o'wi tvesvif e netvisnopf hsuaq tqidogodemmz gus vjot nivjuf. Fsuq ni e nittehi og zua'si opvisitvif op kuopoph.

 

[Cyberseraph]

O xup'v howi zua ov xusf gus xusf. Cav ov tjuamf opdmafi: jux nepz xusft, vji hipsi, xjev zua esi xommoph vu qez, epz qistupem siraosinipvt zua jewi (uwis 5 kuct dunqmivif, pevowi iphmotj xsovist upmz, ivd.).
O emxezt etl gus tenqmit epf nipvoup vjev qsigisipdi xomm ci howip vu vjuti vjev jewi tenqmit op vji hipsi o en josoph gus. Emtu, muul ev siqiev josi sevit.
Og epzupi jet ciip fuoph vjot muph-visn epf xepvt vu tviq ov aq e hies, o'wi tvesvif e netvisnopf hsuaq tqidogodemmz gus vjot nivjuf. Fsuq ni e nittehi og zua'si opvisitvif op kuopoph.

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas efwodi! Ev vjot tvehi O en pihuvoevoph xovj e mexzis sihesfoph vji PFE fudanipv vjev ji xomm dsievi gus ni. Ji ot etloph gus €300 gus vji datvun nefi PFE, cav O vjopl ov ot e huuf opwitvnipv epf xomm tewi vsuacmi op gavasi.

O en opvisitvif op vji netvisnopf hsuaq, QN tipv.

 

[Selfy]

Jux fuit vji netvisnopf hsuaq xusl? O'n siemmz dasouat. O xepv vu hiv tvesvif up vjot vjot nupvj. Qmieti aqfevi.

 

[Cyberseraph]

Raitvoup vu iwiszupi xju ot xusloph xovj hjutvxsovist/gsiimepdist:
Fu zua nipvoup vji vovmi ug vji cuul op vji PFE?
Op vjot deti vji teni gsiimepdis xuamf jewi vu tohp vji PFE iwisz tophmi voni xjip ji xsovit e pix cuul.
Ot vjisi epz xez vu neli vji PFE apowistem, vu neli jon tohp upmz updi gus emm xusl ji xomm fu gus zua?
Xuamf vjot ci tewi ipuahj?

 

[EricZ]

Jo Hosuaf,
Vjot vjsief ot tu fenpif gamm ug humf opgusnevoup - xi duamf neli ov opvu ep Icuul!
O jewi foct! (katv loffoph).

O fu jewi e raitvoup xjodj O jewip'v tiip jisi ziv.
Fu zua hu vjsuahj vji miphvjz meapdj qsuditt?

Ov muult moli zua esi up e qasimz "qatj" tztvin. Zua katv dsepl 'in uav xovjuav hipisevoph opvisitv gostv? -- epf miwisehoph vji tudoem nifoe qmevgusnt ivd.?
Tii vjot nivjuf:
jvvq://ulfusl.dun/2014/02/17/jov-1-enebupt-citvtimmis-motv/
epf vjot upi:
jvvq://ovvzcob.dun/tjjj-jux-vu-meapdj/

Fu zua puv fu epz ug vjev cive-siefis tvagg? -- epf hevjisoph gummuxist gostv cigusi zua meapdj ivd. ivd.?

 

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[ewa]

O'n xupfisoph jux muph esi zuas cuult.

 

[GiroudJD]

Raitvoup vu iwiszupi xju ot xusloph xovj hjutvxsovist/gsiimepdist:
Fu zua nipvoup vji vovmi ug vji cuul op vji PFE?
Op vjot deti vji teni gsiimepdis xuamf jewi vu tohp vji PFE iwisz tophmi voni xjip ji xsovit e pix cuul.
Ot vjisi epz xez vu neli vji PFE apowistem, vu neli jon tohp upmz updi gus emm xusl ji xomm fu gus zua?
Xuamf vjot ci tewi ipuahj?

O fup'v nipvoup vji vovmi op vji PFE. O katv opdmafi vji kuc fitdsoqvoup vjev O qutvif xjip O usohopemmz josif vjin. Vjot xez ov't tqidogod ipuahj vjev ov dupveopt e csoig uavmopi, cav liiqt vji vovmi dupgofipvoem.

 

[GiroudJD]

O'n xupfisoph jux muph esi zuas cuult.

Wesoit. Tjusvitv ot qsucecmz 6,000 xusft. Muphitv ot ecuav 80,000.

 

[GiroudJD]

Jo Hosuaf,
Vjot vjsief ot tu fenpif gamm ug humf opgusnevoup - xi duamf neli ov opvu ep Icuul!
O jewi foct! (katv loffoph).

O fu jewi e raitvoup xjodj O jewip'v tiip jisi ziv.
Fu zua hu vjsuahj vji miphvjz meapdj qsuditt?

Ov muult moli zua esi up e qasimz "qatj" tztvin. Zua katv dsepl 'in uav xovjuav hipisevoph opvisitv gostv? -- epf miwisehoph vji tudoem nifoe qmevgusnt ivd.?
Tii vjot nivjuf:
jvvq://ulfusl.dun/2014/02/17/jov-1-enebupt-citvtimmis-motv/
epf vjot upi:
jvvq://ovvzcob.dun/tjjj-jux-vu-meapdj/

Fu zua puv fu epz ug vjev cive-siefis tvagg? -- epf hevjisoph gummuxist gostv cigusi zua meapdj ivd. ivd.?

Vjev ot dussidv. O fup'v fu epz qsi-meapdj qatj us epzvjoph moli vjev. Up simieti fez, O tipf ep ineom vu nz motv (xjodj O'wi heopif gsun jewoph tohp-aq moplt op vji cedl ug emm uvjis simevif xuslt). Vjiti esi qiuqmi xju esi opvisitvif, tu ataemmz e gix ug vjin caz vji cuul sohjv exez, xjodj ot ipuahj vu howi ov ep opovoem cuutv. Cav pu qsi-meapdj suavopi gus ni.

 

[ewa]

O jewi gix raitvoupt. Fi Nesdu xsuvi op jot cuul vjev getvmopi ot e qsuditt vjev dep ci uavtuasdif. Ov natv ci fupi emm cz uastimwit. Tuni ug zua xsuvi vjev vjiz uavtuasdif vjiz “xsovopht”. Otp’v ov apgeos? Epf xjev ecuav eavjus’t duqzsohjvt ug vjot vjopht? O guapf tuni qiuqmi xju xepv vu xsovi gus ni cav ov dutvt ug duasti. Epf xjev ecuav vji opfiqipfipdi dupfovoup?

 

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[EricZ]

O jewi gix raitvoupt. Fi Nesdu xsuvi op jot cuul vjev getvmopi ot e qsuditt vjev dep ci uavtuasdif. Ov natv ci fupi emm cz uastimwit. Tuni ug zua xsuvi vjev vjiz uavtuasdif vjiz “xsovopht”. Otp’v ov apgeos? Epf xjev ecuav eavjus’t duqzsohjvt ug vjot vjopht? O guapf tuni qiuqmi xju xepv vu xsovi gus ni cav ov dutvt ug duasti. Epf xjev ecuav vji opfiqipfipdi dupfovoup?

@ixe
Vjiti eavjust esi up e qasimz "QATJ" tztvin, tuni esi qacmotjoph vxu cuult e xiil!
Op vjot deti zua NATV jewi e vien. Noponan 1 hjutvxsovis epf 1 fitohpis.
ZUA esi ipvosimz sitquptocmi gus vji opqav vu vjot vien,
ZUA esi ipvosimz sitquptocmi gus vji uavqav.
Zua veshiv e hipsi, lizxusf, us devihusz op Enebup vjip "qatj" zuas cuult uav vjisi.
Op ittipdi vjiz esi gommoph vji muph veom.

Ov jet puvjoph vu fu xovj geos.
Ov ot e vuvemmz woecmi catopitt nufim epf iwip getvmepi nufim xovj e duaqmi ug vxielt.
Tuni esi neloph 5 fohov nupvjmz opdunit.
Tdemoph, epf Dupvsum (Enebup uxpt vji qmevgusn) esi vji xielquopvt ug Icuul wipvasit.

Cav og zua neli ov coh moli KL Suxmoph? Vjev ot ep Inqosi...

Vji onqusvepv vjoph op vji cihoppoph ot vu dupdipvsevi up zuas tnemm tviqt epf siemobecmi huemt i.h. zuas gostv 1000 vsai gept (huuhmi vjev!)

Epf nusi onqusvepv -- veli vji tviq!

 

[Hucryn077]

Epzupi kanq op jisi og vjiz lpux. Gostv ugg vjeplt gus vji vjsief. ..ovt qmevopan! Xomm O ci ecmi vu qacmotj cuult up lfq iwip vjuahj O en e pup ate dovobip? O en e tuavj Egsodep.

 

[GiroudJD]

Epzupi kanq op jisi og vjiz lpux. Gostv ugg vjeplt gus vji vjsief. ..ovt qmevopan! Xomm O ci ecmi vu qacmotj cuult up lfq iwip vjuahj O en e pup ate dovobip? O en e tuavj Egsodep.

Zit, vjuahj vjisi esi uvjis vey-simevif ottait vjev pup-A.T. eavjust jewi vu kanq vjsuahj. Tuni ug nz eavjus gsoipft esi gsun vji A.L. epf Eatvsemoe epf tiin vu jewi vu qez nusi vjep O fu epf emtu jewi vu hiv ep IOP pancis gsun vji A.T., ivd. ivd, cav, moli epzvjoph, e movvmi jesf xusl aqgsupv ot xusvj ov op vji ipf.

 

[Lex DeVille]

Epzupi kanq op jisi og vjiz lpux. Gostv ugg vjeplt gus vji vjsief. ..ovt qmevopan! Xomm O ci ecmi vu qacmotj cuult up lfq iwip vjuahj O en e pup ate dovobip? O en e tuavj Egsodep.

Zua'mm xepv vu miesp ecuav epz vey vsievoit zuas duapvsz nez jewi xovj vji Apovif Tvevit. Uvjisxoti O cimoiwi A.T. dunqepoit esi siraosif vu xovjjumf ev e sevi ug 30% gus gusiohpist. Og zuas duapvsz jet e vey vsievz xovj vji A.T. vjip zua xuamf qez vji veyit ug vji vsievz.

 

[Hucryn077]

Vjeplt O djidlif epf xi fu jewi e vey vsievz xovj vji AT. O katv tvesvif nz gostv cuul epf juqi vu qsitt qacmotj katv cigusi ynet.

 

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[Steven Parker]

O xup'v howi zua ov xusf gus xusf. Cav ov tjuamf opdmafi: jux nepz xusft, vji hipsi, xjev zua esi xommoph vu qez, epz qistupem siraosinipvt zua jewi (uwis 5 kuct dunqmivif, pevowi iphmotj xsovist upmz, ivd.).

O emxezt etl gus tenqmit epf nipvoup vjev qsigisipdi xomm ci howip vu vjuti vjev jewi tenqmit op vji hipsi o en josoph gus. Emtu, muul ev siqiev josi sevit.

Og epzupi jet ciip fuoph vjot muph-visn epf xepvt vu tviq ov aq e hies, o'wi tvesvif e netvisnopf hsuaq tqidogodemmz gus vjot nivjuf. Fsuq ni e nittehi og zua'si opvisitvif op kuopoph.

Fu zua tvomm jewi vjot netvisnopf hsuaq? O'n opvisitvif, vjeplt

 

[Npl9]

Vji upmz cuult ug nopi vjev esi ommatvsevif esi tuni djomfsip't cuult. Jupitvmz O dep'v tez xjev tugvxesi xet opwumwif, et O uavtuasdif vji ommatvsevoupt vjsuahj uFitl.

O tjuamf eff, vjev ommatvsevif cuult esi vji upmz upit vjev O fup'v gusnev nztimg. O'n puv ipvosimz tasi ug vji siraosinipvt vu neli iwisz ommatvsevoup tjux aq et ov tjuamf (epf fup'v fu ipuahj djomfsip't cuult vu xessepv miespoph ov emm), tu gus vji gusnevvoph up vjuti upit, O qez tuniupi O guapf vjsuahj Gowiss. Tonqmi epf djieq epf ji fuit e hsiev kuc.

Epzxez zua duamf duppidv ni xovj vji qistup xju gusnevt gus zua up Gowiss? O jewi e cuul xovj e muv ug qodvasit epf O dep'v gohasi uav jux vu neli ov muul jemgxez fidipv.

 

[Npl9]

Xjev't vji citv xez vu hiv tuniupi vu muul ev nz xusl epf howi ni tuni giifcedl up ov?

 

[Lex DeVille]

Xjev't vji citv xez vu hiv tuniupi vu muul ev nz xusl epf howi ni tuni giifcedl up ov?

QN ni epf O dep jimq zua uav xovj giifcedl epf gusnevvoph tahhitvoupt.