NaNoWriMo Notes: Public Posting Vs. Selling My Work
Last year, I posted my original work done during Nanowrimo on Dreamwidth and AO3. Of course last year, I wrote Ogham-Duir.
This year, I may not post my story on a public site. I may sell this one on a self-publish site such as Amazon. I have been thinking about this a lot. I don’t know if I will make any money but I think I am ready to give it a try.
There are more factors than just making money to consider. Self-confidence is also factoring in to my decision. It’s the biggest factor right now.
Am I good enough to actually ask for money for my original work?
Good question! I have no idea. I have had some luck in the fan fiction world. But as far as my original fiction goes, I don’t see much interest on the public sites I am using.
It’s not like I have been writing stories for years. Wait. I have. I have always been writing stories. Not all of my stories have made it the page.
It is true that I have only been writing fan fiction for about three years. I started with Merlin and Once Upon A Time. I have moved to Arrow and the DC Comics fandom recently and I do get more attention for my writing now.
I want to write more just fan fiction.
Fan fiction has taught me a lot but I wrote original stories before I started writing it. From fan fiction, I learned how to make a plot and a plot twist. I learned how to keep a character in character through the whole story. I know that my writing flows better than it did when I first started writing.
I will continue to write fan fiction for as long as it holds interest for me. I enjoy it. I love fandom and the community that comes with it. But I know there is more than fan fiction for me.
I want to get back to that feeling of creating a new world and characters that no one else has ever seen before. Basically, I want to play Great Creator with words. It’s a very lofty goal and I want to reach for it.
Will people want to pay to read about the worlds I create with my words?
This is really the question that bugs me the most. I like to think that I have interesting ideas but from the looks of my AO3 hits it’s doubtful. It is true that AO3 is more of a fan fiction site and I shouldn’t be looking to it to give me that answer.
I’m trying to find a site to post my Ogham-Duir universe. I think that if I do find a site that is for original works, I may be able to see if there is any interest in my writing. I just want to know if people want to read what I write.
I want is to take what I love and make it love me back.
I want to get more from my writing than just hits kudos and comments. Don’t get me wrong I love those things but I think some money won’t be a bad thing either.
I want to try to get this thing I spend so much time on to benefit me as more than just to soothe my soul. Yes, it does make life saner for me. It’s the best thing I can do to distract myself from my troubles. I just want to distract someone else with my words too.
Will The 'Russian Husband' be posted publicly?
I think this story will be my test. I will not be posting it on Dreamwidth or AO3 in public posts. I need to learn more about self-publishing but I believe this will be my route with this story.
Will it be expensive to self-publish? How much should I charge?
These are also good questions. If I can do it for little or no cost then I will not hesitate. I want to get it out there for everyone to read. I hope people will like it and tell more people and so on…
I will have to look at other novels to get an idea about what to charge. I am sure that it will be affordable. I’m asking for people’s money so I should be respectful about it.
If it was up to me all books would be free. Wouldn’t that be a great thing? However, all books are not free. This is the real world and people have to eat and pay way too many bills.
So after I finish this novel then I have to do more research to see what I can do to turn it into a little pocket change.
I promise to keep everyone updated with when where and how much this book will be.
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