Writing Books Hardly Pays The Bills And Here Is Why

If you want to be broke, write a book.
If you want to struggle as an author, you are not alone. In fact, of all the thousands of authors who choose to self-publish their books, most of them never recoup their investments.
Even in ebook publishing, which you can do yourself, still can spell zero sales for the struggling author.
It is a very sad, but very true fact that most authors never make enough money from writing books to pay their bills.
In fact, most ebook authors sell on average 2 books a month.
So what does the struggling author do?
If you are like me, you will learn quickly that you have to explore other avenues. Click here to see how other writers are making six figure incomes from the comfort of their own homes.

Three Ways To Succeed At Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing can be a pain in the butt.

You not only have to write a good book, but now you have to promote it, get people to buy it, ship copies to the readers, etc, etc.

The faint at heart will be ready to give up and throw in the towel at the drop of a hat.

Making the decision to self-publish can be scary.

There is always some level of uncertainty.

You wonder if people will really like your book, or will people like it enough to turn your words into a best seller.

There are three ways that you as an author can succeed at self-publishing, and they are as follows:

Know your audience from the beginning. Who did you write your book for? Knowing the answer to this question will save you a ton of heartache and pain in the end.

Write a good story. You would be surprised at the number of people who will write a boatload of crap and then get upset when they sadly discover that either no one wants to read it, or the story sucked all together.

Be prepared to face rejection. The reality of this business is that if you want to succeed, you have to have a tough skin. There are going to be some people who are going to tell you no. They don't want your book, they don't want to sell it in their stores, and so on and so forth. The reality is that you have to take it with a grain of salt and keep pushing on until you get to a yes.

So, if your dream is to succeed at self-publishing, develop your tough skin, learn to handle rejection and get to know your audience. Doing so will make your dream of becoming a best-selling, self-published author, that much more attainable.

Do you have a book that you would like to self-publish? Consider purchasing 'The Blueprint' , a user friendly guide which breaks down the entire process of self-publishing from start to finish. This manual was put together out of a need to educate people on the right way to get started in the publishing industry and avoid many of the pitfalls I endured when I published my first book.

You can learn more and download your own copy here.

Want To Sell More Books? Find Your Tribe.

Sometimes, Being A Self-Published Author Can Feel Cold And Lonely

Making the decision to publish your own book can be both scary and exciting. It is exciting because you will get to see something that you have written in print. Scary because you are embarking on a journey that may forever change your life.

You must understand that just because you decided to follow your dreams and publish your own book does not mean that everyone is going to be happy for you. In fact, be prepared for the vast majority not to be.

Be prepared for reviewers to turn your book away because you did not go through a traditional publisher.

Be prepared for family and friends NOT to buy your book.

Sometimes you may feel as if you have no support system.

You may even start to wonder why you even wasted your time self-publishing anyway.

If there is one thing that can be said about self-publishing it is this: you must have tough skin.

Just because one person told you they didn't want to purchase your book does not mean every reader feels that way.

What you have to do is find your tribe.

You have to find those raving fans of yours who will support you, encourage you and be on the lookout for EVERYTHING you write.

Once you find your own flock, the world won't seem so cold and lonely afterall.

Instead, you will feel like a celebrity.

Your tribe will not only read your book, but recommend it to others, who will in turn offer to write a review for you.

Your tribe will direct you to those blogs (like this one) that do review the books of self-published Authors.

Find your tribe and your life will change for the better.

So, here is your action step: get busy defining who your tribe is and get to work finding them. These are the people you need to have in your corner to help boost your readership and increase your sales.

Without them, your raving fans, life in the self-publishing arena will always be a cold and lonely place.