Truth Time!
The truth about being an author and why I'm a shitty salesperson.
This will sound unbelievable, but money does not determine my success. If I viewed the last 5 years of chasing my author dream in terms of dollars and cents, I'd be a failure. In 4-1/2 years, I've profited around $5,000. I don't keep track of the money and reinvest everything I make off of my books into promoting myself. I have a great day job that more than covers my bills, so I can focus on my dream without worrying about profitability.
That's also why I'm a shitty salesperson. I could be more aggressive or at the very least, follow-up with people who've shown interest in buying my books. However, I don't chase sales intentionally. I only want readers who genuinely want to read my books. That's what generates positive reviews and referrals.
The odds of becoming successful enough as an author to live off your books alone is less than 5%. There are millions and millions of authors, approximately 130,000,000 published books in the marketplace and over one million new books released each year. I would need to sell over 50,000 books per year to live off of them. I've sold around 1,400 books in 4-1/2 years.
I'm a realistic dreamer. I went all in at first and was writing from home full time, but quickly realized that I couldn't support myself with this venture. So, I created a long term plan. I worked with an investment expert to figure out what I would need to save, so I could retire at 50 and pursue this full time.
I have a little more than 10 years left to grow my followers, gain worldwide exposure and write many more empowering books for women. In the meantime, I'm motivated by the women who gain value from reading my stories, the positive book reviews I receive and the fact that each year I sell more books than the one prior.
I will be a famous author one day. Take note, it's no joke, I will be part of that elite 5%. I honestly believe I'm good enough to be great and won't stop until my books are in every store in every country. I know this is a marathon not a sprint, and I'm prepared to go the distance.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me better.
This will sound unbelievable, but money does not determine my success. If I viewed the last 5 years of chasing my author dream in terms of dollars and cents, I'd be a failure. In 4-1/2 years, I've profited around $5,000. I don't keep track of the money and reinvest everything I make off of my books into promoting myself. I have a great day job that more than covers my bills, so I can focus on my dream without worrying about profitability.
That's also why I'm a shitty salesperson. I could be more aggressive or at the very least, follow-up with people who've shown interest in buying my books. However, I don't chase sales intentionally. I only want readers who genuinely want to read my books. That's what generates positive reviews and referrals.
The odds of becoming successful enough as an author to live off your books alone is less than 5%. There are millions and millions of authors, approximately 130,000,000 published books in the marketplace and over one million new books released each year. I would need to sell over 50,000 books per year to live off of them. I've sold around 1,400 books in 4-1/2 years.
I'm a realistic dreamer. I went all in at first and was writing from home full time, but quickly realized that I couldn't support myself with this venture. So, I created a long term plan. I worked with an investment expert to figure out what I would need to save, so I could retire at 50 and pursue this full time.
I have a little more than 10 years left to grow my followers, gain worldwide exposure and write many more empowering books for women. In the meantime, I'm motivated by the women who gain value from reading my stories, the positive book reviews I receive and the fact that each year I sell more books than the one prior.
I will be a famous author one day. Take note, it's no joke, I will be part of that elite 5%. I honestly believe I'm good enough to be great and won't stop until my books are in every store in every country. I know this is a marathon not a sprint, and I'm prepared to go the distance.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me better.
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