Books Sold: Approximately 12,900

Approximately 12,900 Earnings: Approximately $25,400

Approximately $25,400 Highest Earnings/Day: $1,475

$1,475 Highest Rank: #114 in the Amazon Kindle store

#114 in the Amazon Kindle store Current Rank: About #200

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The Job: Quitting the job has been surprisingly time-consuming. Transitioning work, giving the notice, researching health insurance, etc., lots of little details to take care of, it's been a bit of a time-sink. But obviously, that will go away quickly, which will leave more time for..

Quitting the job has been surprisingly time-consuming. Transitioning work, giving the notice, researching health insurance, etc., lots of little details to take care of, it's been a bit of a time-sink. But obviously, that will go away quickly, which will leave more time for.. Book #2: I've been working like crazy on my outline for book 2, and drafting chapters in totally random order, much like I did for book one. Since much of the material is still hand-written, I'm not sure how many words I have yet. But I'm guessing it's a little over 20,000. I've announced a late March release-date, so even with quitting my job, it's going to be a couple of really busy months to get this out in time. But I'll move Heaven and Earth to make it happen, that's for sure.

Everyone was really excited and supportive of my decision, and oddly unsurprised -- probably because I'm always doing weird stuff like working on inventions, blogs, books, game shows, whatever. Alas, most of these things were spectacular failures, including a line of hypnosis audios that failed to, well, ahem, actually help anyone lose weight. But I digress... I've got about two weeks left, and then I can write full-time. Yay!I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I almost felt uncomfortable sharing the above results, because it felt a little like bragging. And yet, I know firsthand what it's like to be in the trenches, working really hard and not yet seeing any rewards. And I know that here on this forum, I've absolutely loved, loved, loved seeing all the success stories, both because it's wonderful to see hard-working people succeed, but also because it gave me hope that with enough hard work, and the right idea, some of that success might come my way. Anyway, all this to say, I hope this offers encouragement to anyone still in the trenches.Remember those four books I published under my original pen name? Well, in January, I sold less than 30 copies of all four books combined. I offer that nugget to encourage anyone who's discouraged with their results so far. Sometimes, a turnaround can come quickly and take you by surprise.Aaaaand, need I say it? Must. Write. Faster!