Cracking 6-Figure Book Sales by Mid-list Publishing (and a Pulp Fiction Mindset) ref: Mike Shreeve's post from 2014 http://mikeshreeve.com/sell-978-fiction-ebooks-per-day-complete-guide/ Shreeve's stated overall goal is to pass on data so struggling writers and change their mindset, and sell enough books to live full-time from your writing. In fiction, there is no … [Read more...]
Finding Success in Fiction Writing In Spite of – Everything
Finding Success in Fiction Writing In Spite of - Everything Of course, after acid-testing everything you know to be "true" for a year - occasionally some things slap you upside your head. Because you should have started with these. The reply of course is: "The next best time to start is - Now." I started the Great Fiction Writing Challenge on January 1st, 2018. This was … [Read more...]
Cost Per Subscriber Lead – Instafreebie Free Book Giveaways
Cost Per Subscriber Lead Using Instafreebie Free Book Giveaways UPDATE: My math and my underlying raw data were both wrong. So I stand corrected with this update. I'm just passing 4,000 subscribers after 5 months of using Instafreebie on their lowest paid plan ($20 per month.) I thought it was about 40 cents per subscriber, but it was really about four cents per … [Read more...]
How to Self-Publish Your Book for Free: Sequences and Why’s
How to Self-Publish Your Book for Free: Sequences and Why's You want to know two things when you self-publish: How to publish your books(s) for no upfront cost (and no or low residual fees) How to do this efficiently so you can spend the most time writing your next one. After I've been self-publishing for over a decade, things always are changing. Another reason to … [Read more...]
The Rise of the Cozy, Clean Fiction Novel – Profitable Escapes
The Rise of the Cozy, Clean Fiction Novel - Profitable Escapes I have organized a lot of Instafreebie Giveaways. And I join as many as my books will fit into. (See my Free Books page for a current list.) The biggest disappointment is when I put in the first line of the description "Sweet/Clean/Cosy Only, Please") or some variation. And then get bodice rippers and graphic … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 22 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 22 Results Same old success, as usual. People still coming in and leaving, overall improving trends on subscribers. More improvements as the tests continue... Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 0 – paid – 16478 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 4886 – paid – 0 Subscribers: Mailerlite: 352, MailChimp: 3, Total – … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 21 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 21 Results Still regular. People coming in and leaving, overall improving trends on subscribers. Some breakthroughs this week... Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 0 – paid – 18055 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 4124 – paid – 1657 Subscribers Mailerlite: 154, MailChimp: 1, Total – 155 Instafreebie – … [Read more...]
Email Marketing: Giving Away Free Books, Opt-in’s, and GDPR.
Email Marketing: Giving Away Free Books, Opt-in's, and GDPR. Why This Came Up Yesterday I was reminded how the GDPR deadline was coming up. And Instafreebie was not going to recommend any giveaway or book on their web sight that was still "mandatory opt-in" in order to download a free book. Frankly, this was a no-brainer to me, as I explain below. I then communicated this … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 20 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 20 Results Regular progress. Things getting down to a dull roar of regular subscribers - and, hopefully, regular sales. Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 0 – paid – 7121 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 5952 – paid – 15764 Subscribers Mailerlite: 166, MailChimp: 1, Total – 167 Instafreebie – … [Read more...]
