Monetary Report: Week Four

Yup, we're four weeks into the new year, and week four was no loser for me as a writer. I made money, baby. Oh, yeah. Get ready . . .

I made $1.85 in profits.

I sold two books, but I sold both at such a discount that on one I made a dollar, and on the other I made . . . well, you guessed it (or figured it out mathematically) 85 cents.

I'm not sure why I often give such ridiculous discounts. The buyers don't ask for them. Like with my novel . . . I should have made six bucks profit. But, when the person, a friend, asked how much it was, I said 10 bucks rather than 15. Why? I don't know. He even followed up with, "Are you sure it's that cheap?" My answer -- "oh, sure, ten bucks is fine." When I buy copies of the novel from the publisher for 9, selling them for 10 isn't getting me very far.

I'll need to work on that.

Well, the grand total for 2008 is now: $18.83.

I've been writing for fifteen years. I have seven books, albeit from small presses. Please don't tell me that I average $18.83 a month in profits.

We'll have to see what the weeks ahead bring.