The only thing I did differently was change niches. And sales of that first one continued to spike too. The second month (April 2014), I sold 159 copies of my second romance. I sold 9 copies of it – more than I had the first month it was released. But the amazing thing was, it spiked sales of my first romance novella too. In the first month, I sold 241 copies of my second romance novella, which was an interracial love story.
So she said something like, “ Maybe you should try writing interracial romance.” You see, my sister had continued to write and self-publish. It was almost a year later when I wrote my second romance novel. So even though I was disappointed, I just said to myself, “ You gave it a shot,” and I happily went back to my non-fiction writing. I was very disappointed, but at that time, I was writing mostly how-to, non-fiction books. In my first month, I on sold six copies of my romance novel. Once it was, I kept checking the site for sales.īut it was a big fat bust. I uploaded, and anxiously awaited the notification from Amazon that the book was live. So I was eager to upload my book and see sales start to roll in. She sold over 500 copies of it, and it only took her about a week to write. I started writing romance because my sister wrote one, and earned over $1,100 in one month. In May of 2013, I uploaded my first novella to Amazon. Self-Publishing My First Romance Novel: Sales Results I write interracial, contemporary romance.įollowing is how I came to specialize in that niche. I can only tell you what I write and what my sales are. Tons!Īs an example, here’s a list of romance categories on Amazon.Īs for which ones sell best, I can’t tell you. The first thing you should know is that there are tons of niches in romance writing.
What type of romance books you find sell best?
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I just wanted to ask what type of romance books you find sell best and do you make a full time income off them? And do you tend to write series? I know you said in your blog that not all your books are erotic. I read an article you wrote about publishing romance novels and found it super interesting. I’m just starting off as a self published writer. Recently, someone interested in getting into the self-publishing romance writing game emailed me.įollowing is what he said (and yes, men write romance too – more than you may think). My goal is to publish at least two per month. I hope to publish more regular than that. Right now, I put out about a book every six weeks or so. These days, I’m earning $2,000+/month consistently. In the past, she's used her fists to solve problems, as well as secretly writing poetry, but now it may be time to use those poems to fight back.Since 2013, I’ve self-published over 50 romance novellas. Xiomara Batista struggles with, well, most things in her life- her mother, her twin, and her place in the Catholic church. The members of the Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team are: Coordinator, Lorraine Roussin, San Antonio ISD, San Antonio, TX Megan Baird, Yuma County Library District, San Luis, AZ Cathy DeCampli, Haddonfield Public Library, Haddonfield, NJ Kimmie DePinto, Thornton, CO Molly Dettmann, Pioneer Library System, Moore, OK Lindsay Fricke, Novi Public Library, Novi, MI Mary Gensel, Lansing, IL Dana Hutchins, Jackson Middle School, San Antonio, TX Carol Maples, Central High School, Lufkin, TX Shelbie Marks, Prescott Valley Public Library, Prescott Valley, AZ Cate Merlin, Peabody Institute Library, Peabody, MA Cathy Rettberg, Menlo School, Atherton, CA Celeste Rhoads, The American Library in Paris, Paris France Jenny Zbrizher, Morris County Library, Whippany, NJ and with the help of administrative assistant Molly Moore, Bogart Library, Bogart, GA.