May 2, 2022
What did you do with your first book “paycheck?” (Thanks for reminding me of this idea, Richard.)
For those of you who aren’t indie authors, or you’re new to the business, here’s a sad but true fact of life. It takes a minimum of three months to get the first money payout from the major ebook retailers. By then, an author may or may not remember what they sold to earn that money! I only had one book available at that time, so the what was easy, but I had to go back and figure out how many copies I had sold to earn the small amount of money I received.
What did I do with it? I don’t remember. Nothing special, I’m sure. Chances are I used it to offset the cost of publishing Wolves’ Pawn, that first book.
I haven’t had a “big” paycheck yet, and I’ve continued to put all my earnings into my next book or into publicity, hoping one day to make that big score. It’s as close as I come to gambling.
But here’s where I get to play ‘what if.” What if I woke up one morning and found out I’d become a best selling author overnight? What would I do with the anticipated paycheck? Truth is, I have no idea but I’d find something to splurge it on, I’m sure. Buy some flowers to plant in my yard. Perhaps some quality chocolate. I could see a trip to the bookstore happening!
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May 2, 2022
What did you do with your first book “paycheck?” (Thanks for reminding me of this idea, Richard.)
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Like you I can’t remember what I did with my first royalty cheque – probably looked at it for a while in disbelief and then paid it into the bank.
Now it’s all electronic transfer, so you never get a paper check to admire!
True. However, the money’s still in the bank, which is good!
I think both your ideas – buy flowers or chocolate – sound like a great way to spend the first big $$.
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They are each satisfying in different ways. One feeds the soul, the other the stomach!
It makes dinner taste that much better, knowing that it’s been paid for from my royalties I just wish I could tell my old English teacher, the one who told me I was useless at writing.
Sweet, isn’t it? Knowing you showed them!