So, due to the wonders of Amazon’s payment scheme (what I earned in October is paid at the end of December), I now know what I made in 2015 from writing income.
Most notably, October was my best month ever. This continues the trend of the month after the release of each of my Space Opera novels being my best month ever XD
While 2015 is not over, this seems as good a place to look back on where things have gone and where they are yet to go.
This year, I’ve put out three novels, and still intend to get a fourth out. Two of these novels have done fabulously, and one did pretty okay. All told, they did well enough to be life-changing. I started 2015 with two novels out as a hobby. I will be ending 2015 with six novels out and with this now being my largest source of income.
Life-changing is almost too mild for what has happened.
I have always loved to tell stories and loved to write. I gave up on this as a potential career in my late teens and settled on accounting as a better career choice – thankfully, because I enjoyed it, not just for the money. To be able to now fulfill that childhood dream is epic.
I am looking back at 2015 and all I can see is up. Looking forwards to 2016, all I can see is more up!
I’ll keep writing. I hope you all keep reading. I’ll post some more about what my 2016 plans are as we come closer to the beginning of the year, but suffice to say: I don’t plan on publishing less books next year XD
Happy reading,
Glynn Stewart
Hi Glynn,
Great to hear that you’re finally on the cusp of making it as a full time writer. I hope I speak for all of us readers, when I say that your books are really good and that I certainly hope you keep churning them out – the faster the better. Here’s hoping that you have even greater success in future. All the best and have a great christmas and new year.
Cheers,
William.
Glynn,
I really enjoyed your Starship’s Mage series. It was refreshing to read a coming of age styled story where the protagonist doesn’t automatically fall in love with the first girl introduced that is his age. Also, that a younger character actually knows or at least tries to consider the political nuances he finds himself in (i.e. getting out of Mars before a certain younger character’s infatuation became politically problematic. lol) Keep writing and I will keep reading.
Think the avalon and starship mage series are awesome can’t wait for more books in those story-verses. Like William I think its great you are making good money off them, and agree faster is would be GREAT 🙂
What is the most lucrative way to support an indie writer…is it to straight up buy their book or is it to rent it on kindle prime, then read it, and then buy it?
At the moment, I make roughly the same when someone fully reads through a book on Kindle Prime or Kindle Unlimited as if someone buys it. I have a slight preferences for purchases, because I know what the royalty is on that immediately (where with KU, I don’t know for certain until the 15th of the following month)
That said, your second option (read it through on Kindle Prime and then buy it) is effectively paying the author twice. While I would never ask someone to pay for my book twice, if you want to, go right ahead!
So I guess Amazon tracks total pages read and pays accordingly under AU, so if I reread it again does the author get paid again? Or is it a once and done situation?
It’s a once and done situation – probably thankfully. It’s messy enough as it is.