2 whole years...
Thanks Sonya! Here's hoping we all have a great 2016.Sonya Bateman said:Happy anniversary! That is such an impressive progression -- I'll bet you're going to end up doubling, tripling, and more-ing your income as you release more books in this series!
My stand-alone, Shade City has definitely had an uptick in sales, going from a perpetual 200-300k ranking to 20-30k. That book is closer to standard urban fantasy, although it deviates quite a bit. I hadn't ever even read the Dresden Files when I wrote it!GhostGirlWriter said:Are you seeing more backlist sales due to the success of BMO? Or are BMO readers pretty much sticking to that series?
Having a plan of future books is absolutely part of my business now, where it wasn't before. I only plan out about 6 months ahead right now, though. It's better to keep things simple while I'm launching this new series. 6 months from now my plans might fork in a couple directions.Matt Ryan said:Do you have a publishing schedule set out for this year?
Thanks for sharing, Kimberly! I SO hope you're right! But it's true that we can't sit on our laurels and that income every month isn't automatic. It's the long-term picture we need to figure out. Congrats on figuring out yours and setting up your new day job!kimberlyloth said:It was interesting seeing your numbers. I've experienced something VERY similar. I don't think this is uncommon at all. I'm a few months ahead of you, it does keep climbing.
Also, just one piece of advice. Don't get discouraged when suddenly things plummet because they still do that once in a while. December and January were both 3-4k months for me, Feb was less than 2, March looks like I could have my first 10k month. But I'm not holding my breath . Maybe. If I maintain my current numbers, it will be. But I don't have any scheduled promotions.
I've put in my notice, I'm quitting the day job in June (I'm a teacher.) But February was really scary because I thought, "Oh, crap, what have I done?"
Now, I'm glad I didn't go begging for my job back.
I hope you keep climbing!!! Good luck!!!
Oh yeah, it wasn't until I sat down and outlined a plan to become successful, that I actually starting being successful. I don't have them all in my signature (because I can never remember how to update it) but I have seven books out with four more coming out in the next six months.Domino Finn said:Thanks for sharing, Kimberly! I SO hope you're right! But it's true that we can't sit on our laurels and that income every month isn't automatic. It's the long-term picture we need to figure out. Congrats on figuring out yours and setting up your new day job!