How To Make A Living With Your Writing Through Books And Multiple Streams Of Income

The good news! It is absolutely possible to make a living with your writing. I know this because I left my job to become a full-time author entrepreneur in 2011 and now make a multi-six-figure income based around my writing.

But importantly, this is not a get rich quick scheme.

I started writing in 2006, left my job in 2011 and it was 2015 before I was making six figures. I now have 35+ books, two podcasts and many different income streams. The author business model is a marathon, not a sprint.

Click here for my author timeline from first book to multi-six-figure income.

I spent 13 years as a business consultant before becoming a full-time author and speaker. I absolutely consider myself an entrepreneur as well as a creative, but I realize that most authors don't have the business background I do.

So I'm passionate about sharing the business side of being an author in this exciting digital age!

I share everything I do to make a multi-six-figure income in my book, How to Make a Living with your Writing, available in ebook, print, and audiobook formats.

Read on for selected excerpts and other useful articles on how to make a living as an author.

The fundamentals of making a living with your writing

What is your definition of success?

How to Make a Living with Your Writing: First principles

Your book is a valuable intellectual property asset

It's not just book sales. How authors make a living.

Money for authors: Income, cash flow and profit

Creative entrepreneur: Business models for authors

The transition to making a living from your writing

The arc of the indie author: From first book to CEO of your global media empire

Take your books further

If you self-publish, you can choose any option to take your books further. If have already signed a publishing contract, check what rights you have licensed. For example, have you licensed ebook and print English language rights to UK and Commonwealth territories?

If yes, you could self-publish in the USA, Canada and the rest of the world in ebook and print, or license those rights to another party. You could also do an audiobook edition, and license the translation rights. So go check your contracts. You could be leaving money on the table!

How to self-publish an ebook

How to self-publish a print book

How to turn your non-fiction book into a workbook edition

Why publish a large print edition and tips on how to do it

How to self-publish an audiobook

Sell more books with boxsets and bundling

Why writing in a series will make you more money as an author

Articles about translation

For more on publishing, check out my free ebook, Successful Self-Publishing, also available in print and audiobook.

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