One real difference between digital and print is that you can’t resell digital books. They are not going to take a lot of that work off of you. My assistant can’t even update my website because I want it to be in my voice.Īnd I think it’s important to note if you get a traditional publisher after being indie, you’re not going to sit back and have a martini. But really I am the face of the company and I am the future of the company. I have graphic designers and I have proofers and copy editors. ‘I have author friends who struggle to sell e-books because their e-books are priced the same as their print books.’ You have to be both, you have to be the administrator of your business and your creative impetus. Now that there’s a foundation under this, I’m cutting back. That’s not a complaint this was my dream. I used to work 14 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week. I haven’t had a proper vacation in I would say nine years. I think if you’re going to be going independent, you have to be all in. Here’s what she had to say (this interview has been edited and condensed): So we got her on the phone recently to talk about the e-book business today. Writing stories is her most valuable use of time, which is not something every writer can say. She doesn’t make side incomes with events or tours or teaching classes at the local college. She’s doing well enough with her writing that her business is really focused on writing. It’s tough to get much more populist in the world of commerce (though we’ll talk about that). In fact, it’s earned her enough market clout that she’s even had print deals that got her books into Wal-Mart. On the site, her most reviewed book, The Will, ranks 16 in erotica and 45 in romance, as of this writing, and she’s had books like Rock Chick Revolution and Own The Wind attain spots on The New York Times bestseller lists. It’s not exactly a proxy for sales, but most of her books have hundreds of reviews on Amazon. She has dozens of books, and she admits she has a tendency to jump genres.

The will by kristen ashley