How to Make a Living as an Author: PT1

Here is a quick summary of how to make a living as an author or writer.
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It is true that some authors have a hard time selling one hundred copies of their books, while others make $100 000.00.

The main problem starts with the author, and they way they see themselves.Beliefs that sabotage author’s careers are varied:

• Many authors believe it is someone else's job to sell their books
• A book is art. No, it is a commodity. It is something that needs to be sold.
• It is the publishing companies job to sell the book
• The only ‘real’ place to sell books is in bookstores
• Real authors sell to a publishing house, even a small one.
• On the flip side, self-published authors are not real authors.
• Authors are nothing more than slaves to the publishing houses, currying favor, and scrambling for the crumbs they are tossed.
• It costs hundreds of dollars to be self-published
• An author needs to be paid for every word they write.
• An author’s job is to write.
• Being an author is a hobby
• The truth is, authors are in charge of their own career. They are the master of their destiny.
• A publishing company can help me earn a steady income.
• They wonder why crappy books are published when their work is rejected. Publishers are more likely to choose a manuscript written by authors who have sold hundreds of copies, and promoted themselves as public figures.

A problem arises when authors do not take the time to learn how to steer their own ship. This means they are holding a bank key, but do not know where to find the lock. Unsuccessful authors spend all their time trying to get into bookstores. Their mistake is focusing more of their efforts in feeding their ego than their bank account.

What is the message that can help other people? Even fiction novels have a message that has a message. What value is your book? How will your book benefit other people?

Writers do not look at themselves as a businessperson, a professional. Authors need to look at themselves as having value and skills that are valuable, and something people will pay for. The authors need to ‘brand’ themselves. They need to package themselves.

It isn’t until writers start finding authors who make more than 100 000 from a book, and comparing them to authors who make no money, that they start looking. Unfortunately, many authors do not look at their lack of knowledge as the problem. They blame a lack of talent, opportunity, and money as the difference between rich and poor authors.

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