Remember back in June when I said I'd pull down $100,000 this year, but that I wouldn't consider quitting my day job?
"Publishing does not guarantee you a steady income. I know self-pubbers
who were hitting big numbers last year, numbers that still beat my
current sales, who are now languishing in the low-sales club.If they had quit their day jobs, where would they be today? Frustrated with publishing because they can't seem to get their sales off the ground? Likely. Looking for a job in a crappy economy wishing they'd never quit their perfectly fine day job the year before? Definitely."
Wow, am I glad I'm a boring, practical person. I was easily on track to pull down big numbers in 2012. On August 6th, my Amazon sales were cut by 60%. Literally overnight. And I never got up that high again. The first seven months of year were incredible for sales, then faster than Batman's dialogue bubbles can say "Boom!" "Crash!" "Smash!" my sales took a nosedive.
I wish I knew why. Maybe then I could fix it. I've tried blog hops, ads, giveaways. Nothing worked and August ended up being my worst month in more than a year. Talk about painful...
Publishing is not a guaranteed stream of income unless you find someone to offer you a salary. It has its glorious up and wicked downs.
I didn't curl up in a ball and die. I kept writing. I have a new series coming out this fall under my other pen name Isobel Lucas.
I still love writing. That doesn't change no matter how many books I sell. I hope that you feel the same way about your writing.
As for hitting the $100k mark? There's always next year! ;)
Megg, Miss Enchanted ePubber
