![]() Since it’s not easy to make a living as a novel writer (much less become rich), you have to love writing in order to embark upon this career. At the very least, you have to make the majority of your readers think you’re good at writing in order to get them to buy your books. There’s no question about it, as a general rule, you have to be good at writing fiction in order to make a living as a novelist. Additionally, sites like Amazon do their best to encourage their customers to buy more books by showing them other titles they might like to buy (a.k.a. If you self-publish, you still benefit from writing additional books because your loyal fan base will be ready to get the next book as soon as it’s hot off the press. ![]() ![]() If your books take up an entire bookshelf at the bookstore, then it’s difficult for potential customers to ignore them. One of the reasons why you can potentially earn more money when you write more books is that it makes you stand out. But even if you find a publisher, you still have to do the legwork yourself (aka marketing). It’s much easier than trying to find a new author. Most readers will look for additional books from the same author if they like the novel they just read. It’s okay to write several stand-alone novels or a trilogy or two. You don’t have to write a series of 25 books or more. Still, most authors earning good money from their novels have written several of them. Margaret Mitchell only published one book. Can your first and only book become a bestseller? But it’s quite possible that it will take you years to become an overnight success. Then you repeat the process over and over again until you have several books available that have received some good feedback on major book-selling sites. In fact, it’s more likely that you’ll work hard, write a lot, edit more, and market your book. While the term overnight success exists, we wonder if there is really such a thing. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t make a living as a writer. We hate to break it to you, but it’s not very likely that you’ll join their ranks. ![]() Names like John Grisham, Nora Roberts, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson, and Stephen King come to mind. Yes, there are some authors who become millionaires. Now how do you accomplish this in real life? After all, before you can become a full-time writer, you need to make sure your bills are still getting paid. The best part of it all: You get to write. You actually don’t have to leave your house for as many days as you can live without going grocery shopping. You can do it in your underwear or in your pajamas. Every writer dreams about writing books for a living. ![]()
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