Re: Passive Income - Novel
I was actually thinking about writing a novel myself. About my experiences in each realm of the sex industry. Haven't written a damn word to date lol.
I do remember reading somewhere that erotica is still a good selling product amongst the female demographic; however, if you're main goal is for this be a money maker, then be prepared to work HARD for a number of years and MAYBE see those royalties. You'll have to enjoy writing and be a good one at that.
I don't know that you'd need to actually read 6 hours a day to "research". It's creativity, either you got it or you don't. You'd be better off taking creative writing classes instead of reading. This way, you'll be actively challenging yourself as opposed to passively, and you'll get feedback.
Re: Passive Income - Novel
DamnJolene,
It depends if you are writing for profit or pleasure? If you want passive income in the writing world; then you should write more profitable genre related stuff such as erotica, romance, and horror. You can make four to six figures with these genres with the right marketing tools. However, the Christian fantasy market is pretty interesting because there is only a few standout authors. So, you can have a good cult following and a good income once fans fall in love with your book. :)
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DamnJolene
Okay, I'll go out on a limb here, but I am considering in spending 1 year in (daydreaming/coming up with concepts) and spending at least 6 hours a day in reading good fictional novels, and then spending 1 year in writing a first draft, and then from there edit it out until it's perfect. Total 3 years (maybe 4).
Although I am going to do some marketing, like release a youtube video of artwork for my novel, get on youtube to do book reviews (why would I read so many books and not review them?) Go network with other authors. Release a secret prequel to a small audience to generate a ton of interest. Hopefully, generate a good amount of passive income.
The idea came to me yesterday as I was working, I was zone out just running and thinking of this novel. *no title yet*, it's a fantasy-romance-Christianity-based novel about two sisters. One who is the beast (the whore), and the other is the holy one (Virgin). I would flesh out a description here cause it's a concept I'm still working with.
Do you guys read fictional novels??? And think of benefits besides entertainment?
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Shannon.
I was actually thinking about writing a novel myself. About my experiences in each realm of the sex industry. Haven't written a damn word to date lol.
I do remember reading somewhere that erotica is still a good selling product amongst the female demographic; however, if you're main goal is for this be a money maker, then be prepared to work HARD for a number of years and MAYBE see those royalties. You'll have to enjoy writing and be a good one at that.
I don't know that you'd need to actually read 6 hours a day to "research". It's creativity, either you got it or you don't. You'd be better off taking creative writing classes instead of reading. This way, you'll be actively challenging yourself as opposed to passively, and you'll get feedback.
Thank you' you're totally right. I am looking for real-life creative writing workshops as we speak. I'm not going to join writing forums, cause that would cheapen the quality of my work if someone can find it.
You should definitely write a biography, but I read online that you need to be promoting as you are writing. No one is going to care if you are a no-name person, but if you have a following before the book is release, then you're setting yourself up for success.
I googled up "how to write a best seller novel" lots of good advice there. I not writing anything for no-one to read it. Spend four years of my life and make 10,000-30,000 k? And then there's Stephenie Meyer 'author of Twilight' with bad grammar with 125 million, franchise profiting in the billions.
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DamnJolene,
You are correct! You do need to have a some sort of following before releasing your book. I promoted my first few erotic shorts on Second Life before they got published on Amazon. I had a huge book release party inside of Second Life and many people who attended brought my erotic shorts ;)
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DamnJolene
Thank you' you're totally right. I am looking for real-life creative writing workshops as we speak. I'm not going to join writing forums, cause that would cheapen the quality of my work if someone can find it.
You should definitely write a biography, but I read online that you need to be promoting as you are writing. No one is going to care if you are a no-name person, but if you have a following before the book is release, then you're setting yourself up for success.
I googled up "how to write a best seller novel" lots of good advice there. I not writing anything for no-one to read it. Spend four years of my life and make 10,000-30,000 k? And then there's Stephenie Meyer 'author of Twilight' with bad grammar with 125 million, franchise profiting in the billions.
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3-4 years?!? Cotdamn that's a long time. Please make sure it's profitable, or figure a way to condense that deadline, so you don't waste precious time.
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I recommend you publish earlier drafts of the first chapters online and try to crowd-source it. Andy Weir did the same thing and his first novel was the Martian
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3-4 years?!? Cotdamn that's a long time. Please make sure it's profitable, or figure a way to condense that deadline, so you don't waste precious time.
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miss.a.p1600
3-4 years?!? Cotdamn that's a long time. Please make sure it's profitable, or figure a way to condense that deadline, so you don't waste precious time.
You have a point. I thought this over. I think what you and DeathAndTaxes said is right. I could probably whip out a young adult-romance-witchcraft book in 1 year if not less, thus building an audience, but knowingly this will not be my bestseller (who knows?). That way I could build a market, do interviews "but keep a cliffhanger" there at all times to market my next novel, get some passive money rolling in. Still, it got to be good, but easy writing.
The fantasy one, I want perfect, cause it's too perfect to me right. I could see a film right now, it's kind of strange. And I have to develop new concepts, worlds, dimensions, and that would take time to develop.
Thanks.
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I am hiring a writing coach - I want my books to release a lot faster then a year. So I know having a writing coach will make that happen.
I am writing my memoir and also a self help business book. With never being with a writing coach this coach writing service, has a program I want to get to get me into the habit of writing then another to help me with writing my memoir so I plan on taking some classes first, before I start my self help book. So that is year or learn to write building a writing practice and aas for my actually book 90 days each. no longer then 6 months. So my plan is about 2 years.
THe thing is you are writing a book and you do not have an audience it will be extremely hard to sell the book.
So you need to build the audience FIRST so when the book is release its a lot easier to get the book being sold. then there are the options of getting published self publishing or finding a company to publish you. Most companies want to know you have an audience of your own.
I was watching a youtube from Michael Hyatt and writing a book he went over all the options of getting a book published and out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pXo0VpmmmQ
and the writing coach I plan on using is from http://fireflycreativewriting.com/ They offer world wide services.