NaNoWriMo and winter farm preps cut into a lot of writing and publishing business this week. Still need to get a few things worked up before Winter comes in full... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 45 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 91/296 (Actual vs Reported: 30.1%) 3 non-IF, 67 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2945 (Slowly downtrending as depending on IF/PW..) Those IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1177/6547 (18%) Same percentage as last week.. Book Sales: See Week 42 Next sales analysis is Nov 15 (this week) for October sales. Books (pre-)published: Felicity Books In Progress: Time Bent Beau -> Erotika Jones -> Book Four NaN -> Walkaway Diner -> Book Four Growing Up … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 44 Results
Farm work hit my writing this week - fixing fences for those errant "children" of mine, winter chores before snow/cold creeps in. But work continues to prepare my fiction books. And - NaNoWriMo starts now... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 44 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 91/296 (Actual vs Reported: 30.1%) 3 non-IF, 67 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2989 (Kept up this week, barely. Needing some 300 per week in new subscribers to keep up.) Those IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1164/6447 (18%) Dropped way down again. Book Sales: See Week 42 Next sales analysis is Nov 15 for October sales. Books (pre-)published: 0 Books In Progress: Time Bent Beau -> Erotika Jones -> Book Four NaN -> … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 43 Results
Farm work hit my writing this week - fixing fences for those errant "children" of mine - plus a freelance project needed major overhaul. But work continues. And - NaNoWriMo starts this week... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 43 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 15/85 (Actual vs. Reported: 17.6%) 0 non-IF. 64 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2982 (new subscribers dropping behind, gradually) Those IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1333/6220 (21%) Back to average retention levels. Book Sales: See Week 42 Published Words Fiction: – free – Own Site: 0, Medium: 0, Wattpad: 3 chapters – paid – Book Outlets: 0, Medium: 0 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – Own Site: 1735 this blog, Else: 0 articles on Medium scheduled – … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 42 Results
Farm work hit yesterday - cows out three times and had to be gotten back in. (Wouldn't go back into the hole they came out...) But work continues. And - chose to do NaNoWriMo again. The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 42 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 57/219 (Actual vs. Reported: 26%) 3 non-IF. 52 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 3051 (new subscribers dropping behind, gradually) Those IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 2919/6146 (47.5%) That's a considerable rise in retention. Keep an eye on this... Published Words Fiction: – free – Own Site: 0, Medium: 0, Wattpad: 3 chapters – paid – Book Outlets: 146755, Medium: 0 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – Own Site: 2028 this blog, Else: 3 articles on Medium scheduled – … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 41 Results
Got caught up with other work left over from last week - only to find another side-alley to investigate. And then another. Good news is that these are all breakthroughs waiting to happen for you... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 41 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 36/154 (Actual vs. Reported: 23%) 1 non-IF subscribes. 34 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 3077 (new subscribers dropping behind, gradually) Total of IF/PW "subscribers" is now over 10K. Those IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1158/6106 (18.96%) Book sales - October Monthly sales: (See Week 37) Next Lulu report for Sept - due Oct 15 (this coming week) Note: I've quit weekly booksales reporting as its more discouraging than informative. Monthly reports … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 39 Results
Got tied up in a new book - Non-fiction that explains other basics. Of course, little done on courses. Because this was a massive book, over 700 pages The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 39 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 52/207 (Actual vs. Reported: 25.1%) 2 non-IF subscribes. 67 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 3147 (new subscribers staying just ahead of overboarding) Total of IF/PW "subscribers" is now over 10K. Those remaining after a year: 1267/5983 (21%) That's 6% of claims. Book sales - October Monthly sales: (See Week 37) Next Lulu report for Sept - due Oct 15 Note: I've quit weekly booksales reporting as its more discouraging than informative. Monthly reports give more valuable data in terms of trends and actions to … [Read more...]
