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Getting Started on my Millionaire Self-Publishing Journey
I plan on making a million dollars self-publishing books.
A lot of people have a dream of making a living writing books. I’m currently already doing it, thanks to the wonder of self-publishing. In fact, I’ve been doing it since April 2018, and I make a very secure six figures a year doing just that.
Now, I plan on doing it all over again from scratch. No, I’m certainly not giving up the pen name that is paying my (expensive NYC) bills. I just want to prove that even this late in the self-pubishing game, perhaps even because of it, someone can start from ground zero and within a year make enough to quit their day job — and eventually become a millionaire!
So, starting August 2024, I will begin a new pen name with which I will document my journey, writing and self-publishing novels. Every Sunday, I will post updates on my journey including how much I’ve spent and made. Along the way, I will publish stories that provide helpful tips, explanations, etc. related to the self publishing world.
What Am I writing?
To put it bluntly, genre fiction. This process will be most useful for those writing non-literary fiction. What does that mean? Essentially, those genres which have a well-established arc that makes it easy to produce over and over again with different settings, characters, themes, etc. Think romance, mystery, horror, fantasy, and sci-fi.
Why? Because I plan on creating long series, and eventually spin-off or related series. This is a must for my process, something I will explain at some point.
While I don’t want to taint the process — either positively or negatively — by revealing either my pen name or titles, it’s fair to point out what specific genre in which I will be writing. Currently, I write historical mysteries. My new pen name will be in the realm of cozy modern day mysteries, which has a huge marketplace of readers. That, of course, means there is also a significant pool of authors, so it won’t be easy-peasy. My books will be humorous escapades in the vein of the Stephanie Plum series, Thursday Murder Club, Murder She Wrote, the Agatha Raisin series, etc. (yes, I know those examples are quite different, but you get…
