Does anyone make money from their writing?

[Jessicathe69]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone make money from their writing selling online, Amazon for instance?

 

[sr71plt]

Yes..

 

[CoffeeWithMonkeys]

Nope.
Maybe one day, if I get better at writing.

 

[Jessicathe69]

If anyone cares to share their experience with selling, please feel free to message me.

 

[jezzaz]

Not made much with my sci-fi stuff...


but... about to dump out 6 compendiums and omnibus editions of my Jezzaz stuff and going to see what we can do about making a least something on those books.

 

[FelicityJohns]

Not with any consistency you can bank on, but yes. Mostly through contests though, rather than book sales.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone make money from their writing selling online, Amazon for instance?

I earn my living writing stories for fans.

I earn more money writing one story than I've earned publishing 6 E-Books.

I'll never waste my time publishing another E-Book.

The money is in your e-mails. When I post an incest story, I receive 200 to 300 e-mails the first two days that the story posts.

Answer your e-mails. For every 100 e-mails I answer, I sell one story.

For every 1,000 e-mails I answer, I sell a multi-chapter story.

For every 10,000 e-mails I answer, I sell a novel length work.

Some fans don't even want me to write them a story. They're just happy that I responded to their e-mails. They give me money just for e-mailing them.

I can't tell you how many times a fan has written, "You're the first writer who has ever responded to me."

I've received gifts from all over the world: a bottle of 25-year-old scotch from Scotland, an Irish wool sweater from Ireland, a ladies Akubra hat from Australia, an adult trike from Dubai, two paintings from India, hand carved wooden animals from Bali, an accordion from Chicago (I play), a Yamaha melodica from Indonesia, a Dell desktop and a Dell laptop computer, clothes, jewelry, perfume, flowers, and candy. I'm waiting for someone to buy me a car (lol).

There are those who don't believe me but that's okay.

I'm the most prolific author on the site. I've written well over 2,000 stories and poems under 15 different names. In 9 years of writing here, I've earned well over $300,000 tax free dollars.

To earn money writing stories, you need to think out of the box and give the fan what they want you to write and not what you want to write.

No matter the category, I can write any type of story because I develop my characters enough for the reader to believe that I'm lesbian, gay, a cross dresser, have a foot, bra, panty, and shoe fetish, or am a Dominatrix, love been tied, whipped, love writing romance stories et al.

My only advice is to write and answer your e-mails.

 

[SusanJillParker]

If anyone cares to share their experience with selling, please feel free to message me.

I also have won more than twice the contest money than any writer on the site.

 

[sr71plt]

Be aware that "Susan" is really a guy named Freddie and is a "way out there" performance artist who has no limits whatsoever on what he claims he does/has done.

That said, he has made some money off writing in that he's won/placed in survivor contests here on Lit. at least. He writes fantasy "real good"--even what he claims is nonfiction.

 

[Jessicathe69]

I earn my living writing stories for fans.

I earn more money writing one story than I've earned publishing 6 E-Books.

I'll never waste my time publishing another E-Book.

The money is in your e-mails. When I post an incest story, I receive 200 to 300 e-mails the first two days that the story posts.

Answer your e-mails. For every 100 e-mails I answer, I sell one story.

For every 1,000 e-mails I answer, I sell a multi-chapter story.

For every 10,000 e-mails I answer, I sell a novel length work.

Some fans don't even want me to write them a story. They're just happy that I responded to their e-mails. They give me money just for e-mailing them.

I can't tell you how many times a fan has written, "You're the first writer who has ever responded to me."

I've received gifts from all over the world: a bottle of 25-year-old scotch from Scotland, an Irish wool sweater from Ireland, a ladies Akubra hat from Australia, an adult trike from Dubai, two paintings from India, hand carved wooden animals from Bali, an accordion from Chicago (I play), a Yamaha melodica from Indonesia, a Dell desktop and a Dell laptop computer, clothes, jewelry, perfume, flowers, and candy. I'm waiting for someone to buy me a car (lol).

There are those who don't believe me but that's okay.

I'm the most prolific author on the site. I've written well over 2,000 stories and poems under 15 different names. In 9 years of writing here, I've earned well over $300,000 tax free dollars.

To earn money writing stories, you need to think out of the box and give the fan what they want you to write and not what you want to write.

No matter the category, I can write any type of story because I develop my characters enough for the reader to believe that I'm lesbian, gay, a cross dresser, have a foot, bra, panty, and shoe fetish, or am a Dominatrix, love been tied, whipped, love writing romance stories et al.

My only advice is to write and answer your e-mails.

Wow. Thanks for the detailed reply. No ones asked me to write a story, but a male friend here is trying to talk me into turning our roleplays into stories.

 

[CyranoJ]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone make money from their writing selling online, Amazon for instance?

Put my first book up on Amazon just today, as it happens. Also my first time getting a (very nominal) advance from a publisher for writing erotica. To what extent I'll make money selling it? *shrug* No idea yet. Let's just say I'm not planning to retire on it or anything; I write mostly for the pleasure of writing, the prospect of money is cake.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Be aware that "Susan" is really a guy named Freddie and is a "way out there" performance artist who has no limits whatsoever on what he claims he does/has done.

That said, he has made some money off writing in that he's won/placed in survivor contests here on Lit. at least. He writes fantasy "real good"--even what he claims is nonfiction.

Jealous much (lol)?

That's okay.

You've been wrong on all accounts including calling me a man because I used my brother's name when first posting here.

Believe what you want. Who cares? I really have nothing to prove to you.

All that I wrote about answering e-mails is true. There's money in answering e-mails and writing stories for fans.

You continue writing your gay E-books and I'll continue writing my custom stories for fans. Good luck to you. I hope you write a best seller one day and have a movie made from it.

Dr. Susan Jill Parker

 

[sr71plt]

Hi, Freddie. Waves and smiles.

 

[Jessicathe69]

Hi, Freddie. Waves and smiles.

Hey, chill please. Your comments are unnecessary. Thanks.

 

[HeyAll]

No, but I've become rich in the heart.

I dont want to bother with all the stuff needed to sell. Plus I want to do this for free.

The only bummer is that people who buy erotic books, and books in general, dont know about all the wonderful writers that write here.

 

[Jessicathe69]

No, but I've become rich in the heart.

I dont want to bother with all the stuff needed to sell. Plus I want to do this for free.

The only bummer is that people who buy erotic books, and books in general, dont know about all the wonderful writers that write here.

Thanks.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Made 25$ an hour working for a multinational chemical company. Would spend 2 days a week writing standard operating procedures for maintenance, health and safety, and production. That was fun. Would love a full time job as a technical writer.

 

[Jessicathe69]

Put my first book up on Amazon just today, as it happens. Also my first time getting a (very nominal) advance from a publisher for writing erotica. To what extent I'll make money selling it? *shrug* No idea yet. Let's just say I'm not planning to retire on it or anything; I write mostly for the pleasure of writing, the prospect of money is cake.

Thank you!

 

[Jessicathe69]

Made 25$ an hour working for a multinational chemical company. Would spend 2 days a week writing standard operating procedures for maintenance, health and safety, and production. That was fun. Would love a full time job as a technical writer.

I was more curious about the erotic writing, but I fully appreciate the technical side of it as well. Hope you get that job you want!

 

[KayceeCharles]

I am... working on it?

 

[Haulover]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone make money from their writing selling online, Amazon for instance?

Yes. Past tense.

Two novels published and sold in the UK/ South Africa / Australia / new Zealand hemisphere of publishing, 22 and 24 years ago respectively.

Immigrating to the USA and finding a job made it necessary for me to put my writing on hold for a few years. When I wanted to get back into it, my publisher had lost interest - said I'd lost the momentum. I think they were also pissed that I was in the USA. There were at the time (still are?) two very distinct publishing "hemispheres" for English language fiction: USA, and UK-affiliated.

 

[Jessicathe69]

I am... working on it?

Selling stories I assume?

 

[GoldenCojones]

Made 25$ an hour working for a multinational chemical company. Would spend 2 days a week writing standard operating procedures for maintenance, health and safety, and production. That was fun. Would love a full time job as a technical writer.

I manage a group of 9 technical writers for a living and with that I have to be a technical writer and editor as well as a manager. It is a pretty stress filled job, but it does have it's rewards and I'm not just talking a steady paycheck. However doing all of that wears me down and steals away some creativity. I would love to make money from my other writing, maybe someday I will. Who knows. I have a trilogy in the hands of an agent. Maybe someday she will call and say something like "You're going to love this! I just sold your books"

That's my daydream anyway.

 

[Jessicathe69]

I manage a group of 9 technical writers for a living and with that I have to be a technical writer and editor as well as a manager. It is a pretty stress filled job, but it does have it's rewards and I'm not just talking a steady paycheck. However doing all of that wears me down and steals away some creativity. I would love to make money from my other writing, maybe someday I will. Who knows. I have a trilogy in the hands of an agent. Maybe someday she will call and say something like "You're going to love this! I just sold your books"

That's my daydream anyway.

I hope you get that call as well!

 

[Jessicathe69]

Yes. Past tense.

Two novels published and sold in the UK/ South Africa / Australia / new Zealand hemisphere of publishing, 22 and 24 years ago respectively.

Immigrating to the USA and finding a job made it necessary for me to put my writing on hold for a few years. When I wanted to get back into it, my publisher had lost interest - said I'd lost the momentum. I think they were also pissed that I was in the USA. There were at the time (still are?) two very distinct publishing "hemispheres" for English language fiction: USA, and UK-affiliated.

Thank you!