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LWW 54: Can You Make a Full-Time Living from Writing Lesbian Fiction?
TB messes up numbers. Again.
TB is scrambling to get caught up with work before her trip to London to visit the one and only Clare Lydon. TB had two triumphs this week, including sending two episodes of Girl Love Happens to the editor and cranking through the first draft of the cowrite with Miranda MacLeod. The fear of a deadline is urging TB on.
Clare is back from her holiday, feeling refresh. A good thing, because she’s prepping Before You Say I Do for a March 10th release. The first ARC members have given the book an enthusiastic thumbs-up. Clare is being very calm about the launch and keeps saying, “What will be will be.” TB should learn from this. Clare has also made progress on her Christmas romance, and her editing deadline isn’t until October. She’s totally got this one.
The duo moves on to the topic: can you make a full-time living from writing lesbian fiction? They break down the stages of their careers, and surprisingly, almost the same amount of time elapsed from the start to when they realized they could support themselves by writing full-time. Both of them have had ups and downs, and neither started out of the gate knowing everything, which is nearly impossible when founding a new business. Over the years they’ve been in the lesbian fiction business, they’ve learned what it takes to make a living, which includes being consistent, adding to your backlist, locating different income funnels (audiobooks, paperbacks, ebooks, translations, merchandize, Patreon, etc.) learning advertising, connecting with readers, and being nice just to name some of the keys to success. Also, it’s important to keep learning, and when you hit a rough patch, just keep going.
Clare’s Book: Before You Say I Do: www.clarelydon.co.uk/books/before-you-say-i-do
Link to podcast episode mentioned: www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep-227-elana-johnson-part-one-productivity
Patreon: www.patreon.com
Do you have aspirations of writing full-time? Let them know. Head over to www.lesbianswhowrite.com, and leave a comment on the episode. Or you can email them at: [email protected].
Stop back next week for another hilarious conversation about what authors Clare and TB would have at their dream dinner party.
Happy listening!
Clare and TB
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TB messes up numbers. Again.
TB is scrambling to get caught up with work before her trip to London to visit the one and only Clare Lydon. TB had two triumphs this week, including sending two episodes of Girl Love Happens to the editor and cranking through the first draft of the cowrite with Miranda MacLeod. The fear of a deadline is urging TB on.
Clare is back from her holiday, feeling refresh. A good thing, because she’s prepping Before You Say I Do for a March 10th release. The first ARC members have given the book an enthusiastic thumbs-up. Clare is being very calm about the launch and keeps saying, “What will be will be.” TB should learn from this. Clare has also made progress on her Christmas romance, and her editing deadline isn’t until October. She’s totally got this one.
The duo moves on to the topic: can you make a full-time living from writing lesbian fiction? They break down the stages of their careers, and surprisingly, almost the same amount of time elapsed from the start to when they realized they could support themselves by writing full-time. Both of them have had ups and downs, and neither started out of the gate knowing everything, which is nearly impossible when founding a new business. Over the years they’ve been in the lesbian fiction business, they’ve learned what it takes to make a living, which includes being consistent, adding to your backlist, locating different income funnels (audiobooks, paperbacks, ebooks, translations, merchandize, Patreon, etc.) learning advertising, connecting with readers, and being nice just to name some of the keys to success. Also, it’s important to keep learning, and when you hit a rough patch, just keep going.
Clare’s Book: Before You Say I Do: www.clarelydon.co.uk/books/before-you-say-i-do
Link to podcast episode mentioned: www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep-227-elana-johnson-part-one-productivity
Patreon: www.patreon.com
Do you have aspirations of writing full-time? Let them know. Head over to www.lesbianswhowrite.com, and leave a comment on the episode. Or you can email them at: [email protected].
Stop back next week for another hilarious conversation about what authors Clare and TB would have at their dream dinner party.
Happy listening!
Clare and TB