HOW MUCH MONEY I MADE SELF-PUBLISHING MY BOOK | Pistol Daisy | Natalia Leigh
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- Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024
- Pistol Daisy has been out for just over a year, so I thought it would be interesting to run the numbers and reveal how much money I've made off my self-published book. I'll give you a bit of backstory regarding my self-publishing business, decisions I've made that might've hindered my book sales, and other elements that impacted my profit. I hope you enjoy, and please let me know if you have any additional questions or suggestions for content.
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I appreciate how frank you are in discussing your book finances. It's helpful to a new author like myself.
I really appreciate when self-pub authors talk about the financial aspects. I'm really bad with numbers which makes this all overwhelming so having people talk so openly about it takes away some of that anxiety. You did great with easing yourself back into authortube.
Having over five hundred people read your story is great. I hope many more readers find you in the future.
I love it when self published authors are transparent about how much money they made! It really helps to see the self published world for what it really is. Congrats on making your money back and Pistol Daisy's birthday! Can't wait for Whiskey City to come out so I can continue Daisy's story 😊
First off, bless you for just having the heart to share and not subscribing into this competitiveness that’s consuming a lot of good creators and their creations.
I think for self-published authors, there’s a bit of freedom in the beginning to not rely on writing as the sole source of income. Because, then we get the chance to explore the stories we want to share, the stories we’re best at sharing, and the stories our readers gravitate more towards. This allows us the opportunity to build a solid business in response to those discoveries. Also...If you’re still looking for channels to follow, I’m leaning more into the author content, along with some lifestyle stuff, and would love to have you over on the channel. I make videos mostly about creativity, fulfillment, and sometimes motherhood while dealing with chronic illness. Anyway, glad you’re back and glad you’re keeping some of the lifestyle stuff around, too. It’s nice to have a mix.
Really admire your transparency on this topic, Natalia! The Frequency releases in 38 days so it's a good time to get level-headed on what kind of sales figures I can expect.
@Makayla Ortz Thanks Makayla! It's scary and exciting all in one 😅
Terry Kitto-$4.24 for is a bold and unusual pricing strategy for an unknown first time publisher but if you are getting the pre-orders with this price point go for it!
Thank you for your honest and valuable opinions.
Love your casual presentations like we are sitting at the Koffee Kuppe enjoying a weekly conversation. Thank you for being authentic with us.
Love the transparency! Definitely interested in more videos on this topic x
You look lighter and happier. Glad to see you’re doing well! Thanks for another great video.
I'm ordering Pistol Daisy will write a review. I find your videos authentic, I have a grest day job but am compelled to tell stories. after publishing my first book I want to get better. this next book has a 4500 word outline.
Love this. So good to hear real financial information in self-publishing. Thank you!
Congrats! I don't care how much it is, any business that manages to make a profit is a rock star biz. Well done, lady! And thanks for the videos. You've helped me a ton!
Thank you for doing this. It's refreshing to see you, Jenna, and a few others encourage this path but also lay out the reality of expectations. I can't wait for the next video
These are fascinating videos, I love your perspective and your transparency.
I love the management of expectations with keeping the dream big inspiration there. I heavily buy into the philosophy that in writing, you eventually get where you want to go if you keep trying.
A note on Series: I love when books are connected. It may not be a part one and part two, but more like here is a separate story but there are connections to other separate stories either directly or via Easter eggs. Stephen King comes to mind.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Great reference to know what to expect. Congratulations on your success! Keep writing your stories 🙂
I find these videos really interesting, especially with you having published 4 books seeing how the business side of publishing then evolved and what you learned. I would definitely want to see more in depths videos about the finance. Just as a video freelancer and someone who’s publishing their own music I’m fascinated by the ins and outs of these things.
As always, I appreciate your candor. :D
Thanks for giving us insight into the life of a real author. Great video. I love your candidness.
your honesty is refreshing.
Great video! And that's awesome you've made profit on Pistol Daisy. Congrats!
I love this types of videos, not only for the transparency but to celebrate all of the wins with the author! I would love to hear about the break down for each book and also look forward to the van videos!!!
thanks for telling us about this stuff! And I would love an in-depth analysis of why you think some books sell differently from others. Id also be interested in seeing the graphs of numbers by date, like, when the sales are highest, how much you might be selling older books when a new book comes out (I know it's not a series, but still you probably see a bit of that?). Etc! THanks again for sharing!
You sharing this stuff honestly is refreshing and insightful. Thank you!
Always love your videos. I got Lucky with my college having a specialized diploma in Publishing for Writers. The teacher was a self-published herself. It was so helpful with understanding different parts of self-publishing I didn't understand.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this. It really gives me a lot to think about as I try and learn more about self-publishing.
I have just found you. Thank you for all your videos. I am bingeing. :D
Congratulations!! Happy Birthday to Pistol Daisy! I've just sent my third book off to print. I'm an author of personal essays, using wit, wisdom and reflections about faith, God, self and spirit-discovery. I self publish too. Great video!!
I read a few pages of Pistol Daisy. I liked it. I will read it. Thanks for sharing your story.
Nice vid! Btw your eye makeup looks great! :)
Love seeing your videos Natalia! They brighten my day and help to motivate me. Thank you and congratulations on turning a profit with Pistol Daisy!
Congratulations ma'am! Thank you for sharing, It's only been 4 months and I just hit 140 and was feeling down about it. You breaking it down the life of your book and how to shoulder expectations was great. Your book isn't the genre I usually read, but I will buy the book on respect of what you do...Thank you ma'am! Just subscribed and is the van life expensive? Again, Thank you for sharing...
Thank you so much for sharing, I am working on a fiction work right now and hope to get it published eventually and hopefully make those 100 sales at least :) but for now just having fun rewriting a story I care about
That would be fantastic to know the financial Side of selfpublishing!!! Love your content!!!
Love this video, I've self published 2 poetry books which are currently up on Amazon etc . I'm now thinking of writing a fictional book, and see where that goes. Again great video will certainly look out for more 👍
Great going Natalia...🥰😍🤩.
So very happy for ALL your successes...it really encourages all of us to keeping at it to break through in the writing arena.
Thanks so much for sharing...☺😊😌!
Inspiring and useful...thank you ❤️😀
Great video! I really, really loved Pistol Daisy. It was one of my top reads for 2020 :) This makes me want to reread it!
Very helpful and grounding. Thank you!
This was very refreshing and honest, thank you!
You have a nice smile. Thank you for the info!
So glad you’re back! Thank you for being so candid in your experience indie publishing; like you were saying- pulling back the curtain and giving real data and info is priceless to us! Looking forward to more videos 😁
Thank you for your honesty 🙂
Congratulations on your success.
OMG this video was awesome. Loved it! So refreshing to see a self publisher talk openly and honestly about their efforts. There's so many scammers on here hawking get rich quick courses selling 'no content' books. To listen to an actual fiction publisher lay it all out there and so enthusiastically is great. Yes! Please do breakdown videos on all the books. Thanks so much for posting this video...I think it will give a lot of other authors hope.
Thanks for the video. I wish you all the successes and endless creativity.
What I like about your story is being true and content with yourself.
Most people are misleading some of us first time authors , about making 6 figures..
We can write about different things or category that we feel like or if there is a story that we want to tell others about.
Therefore we don't need to be specialized in a certain area.
Thank you so much
One thing that sucks about Amazon 😏 is you have to have bought at least $50 worth of physical product with them before you can post a review and kindle ebooks don’t count. 😢 That was kind of what I realized about doing KDP promotions-usually the people who are downloading your book (if it’s for free) haven’t spent enough to leave reviews either.
Thank ypu for making this video.
Fab info for budding authors! Thanks!
Congrats on all your sales Natalia! I've been enjoying watching your channel, especially your sharing the "real, real" about indie publishing.
Congratulations! Love how authentic you are about your author journey!
I am writing a series of books for children and young adult. Thanks for sharing. Do you have any recommendations/suggestions for illustrators?
Your honesty is inspiring.
Thank you for giving "the behind the curtain" life of a writer details! Very valuable! I'm your new subscriber!🥰 I definitely want to know more about how you work and live!❤️
Thank you for sharing this information. Like you said in the video, it helps for managing expectations.
Thank you. I enjoyed this video. To any writer in the world reading this, if you really are a writer then just keep writing. Maybe no one will read what you write and maybe you won't make any money but do what you love 😁❤️
Way to go. Congrats.
I loved reading Pistol Daisy! It was so captivating!
These are interesting videos. Series: I am about to have the first in my series published. I have five books finished, the second and third are fully edited; the fourth almost edited; the fifth is a first draft. All are psychosexual, noir, crime thrillers set in the 90s.
Pistol Daisy has a great cover. I really like your modest, understated approach. I don't expect to make much, either.
Thank you for your honest. It is very helpful and inspiring.
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This was really helpful. Yes, please do more like this.
Encouraging, thank you for sharing.
This was very honest and informative! Thanks!!
Thank you so much for your transparency and realistic attitude in this video! I'm curious to know more about your marketing strategies. Did you primarily tap into your social media network to market? Or did you use other strategies?
I am thankful for videos like these that paint a realistic and honest picture of what it is like to be a self-published author. However, it is incredibly discouraging for me as an aspiring writer. I couldn't live off of writing like this, but I also can't bear the thought of going the traditional route. Because I feel like even though the author usually makes more money this way, it is still such an incredibly unfair amount given the work one puts into making the books. There has to be a better way to self-publish. If not, I'll die a poor author🥲
Thank you for the share, I’ve done seven books now and it’s good to know others are keeping expectations low too! (I do paid ads though as writing non fiction).
These videos are really helpful🙌 I like to have an insight in the self-publishing world even though I have a publishing deal the traditional way:) My publishers are Norwegian (as my writing) and most Norwegian books aren't translated into English. If I want to publish in English as well, I might have to do it myself! It might be interesting to experience publishing from "both sides" as well!
I'm not an amazing writer, but I'm working on the fourth draft of my novel. I'm only 13 and was wondering if I could self-publish at my age?
Yes, that's the beauty of self publishing on AMAZON but you will need a bank account for them to send royalties into and make sure you get a proof reader before you hit publish. Good luck!
How did you make your own covers? Mam..I am struggling w/ this.
Thank you for being so open and honest. This information is extremely hard to find from other self published authors but it's so insanely helpful
Pistol Daisy could be your series if you decide to build on her story including her timeline or "setting", adding characters and building on all of them especially the Villains she could go up against.
And, btw, definitely missed these writerly videos!
I put my copy of Pistol Daisy in the guest room for my mom's post vaccinated visit, and she devoured it in a couple of hours, wondering where the rest were! She probably isn't the sort to leave a review, she's probably outside the target audience (she's 76, but has always loved westerns, so maybe not lol) -- great video!
what self publishing company should I use?
I would love to know see a similar video for all your books or even your business as an "author" + writing related streams of interest together and how you manage to actually be a full time entrepreneur because for me, I want to make most of my money off of books, but realistically that will take years if not longer, so I'd love to have other ideas about how other writers do it to actually not have a traditional job, but still have enough streams of income to make a good living, if that makes sense. Thanks!
Thank you
as a fae enthusiast, im interesting in reading your song of driad novel now 👀
Very few people know they're writing a best seller. How could one person know what the world wants. It's fascinating when you get that one that goes to the stratosphere. Take Norman Mailer, who wrote The Naked and the Dead, for instance.
Did you ever approach an agent with your novels?
I won't be sticking with 1 particular genre, I love to read many different genres so I will include those in my writing too, I plan to write contemporary romance/supernatural novels, I will also try to write some pure chick flick romance series, like the type Nora Roberts write, but I also like to read fantasy novels, so I am going to be writing a lot of those too, you can say that I will be jumping in-between genres, the good thing of being an indie author is that we have more freedom when it comes to deciding what genres we want to write, unlike traditionally published authors who once they start with one genre's they usually are forced to stick with that particular genre or they can write in the genre they want using another pen name like J.K and Nora Robert did.
after 3 years i finished writing my novel 300 plus pages. now im terrified about whats next.
Congrats.
I’m new to your channel… is it tough to have barns and noble to carry your book?
hi me name is William Blanchard like to more in how you came self wrier and was is had ? because i'm thinking a but I an b coming a publisher writer myself but the thing is that i do have some learning disability is there way that some one can help me in this ????
Fantastic!
Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos...
How do we hire you for your editing services ? Much love on the video
Thanks for sharing
Natalie is an editor and she makes videos. That’s her day job. Give her access. She can play a character.
I have friends who don't pay for art or editing. I ask them: "So, did you buy a TV? How many TVs? How many times did you eat out this month? Are those things more important than your book? Your book is forever and you spent a year writing it ... Who cares if you don't make the money back. Spend the damn money."
You are selling more than me. Congratulations!
Do you write your own books?
I hope you have a SEP or 401k and take care of yourself. :)
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That’s great but I can’t do it. When I pour my soul into a book I couldn’t chance it with self publishing. No disrespect intended.