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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /srv/users/sandra/apps/sandra/public/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Romance writer Jami Albright, a “born and raised Texas girl,” is the multiple award-winning author of The Brides on the Run series<\/a>–a fun, sexy, snarky, laugh-out-loud good time. After I met Jami when I spoke at the Lone Star Conference two years ago, we connected on Facebook. I’ve enjoyed watching her soar, and when she recently announced that she had quit her day job to write full-time, I knew we needed to learn more. I hope her story inspires you. Learn more about Jami\u00a0on her website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n By Jami Albright<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the story of how I was able to quit my job and become a full-time romance writer.<\/p>\n I published my first book, Running From a Rock Star<\/em><\/a>, in April 2017. The book launched to 1,381 in the Kindle Store and stayed in the top 5,000 for six months until book two, Running With a Sweet Talker<\/a> As of the day I’m writing this, Running From a Rock Star<\/a> Due to the success of both books, last December I made the decision to quit my day job to write full-time.<\/p>\n Are you doing the math? Or are you like me, and you don\u2019t math?<\/p>\n That\u2019s okay. I\u2019ll break it down for you. I didn\u2019t release book two until six months after book one, and it\u2019s been eleven months since I published book two. Book three isn\u2019t scheduled to come out until November 2018.<\/p>\n In the world of indie publishing that is supposed to be the kiss of death. But I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to continually and consistently make money by persistently getting my book in front of readers with newsletter swaps, Facebook group takeovers, and Amazon and Facebook ads.<\/p>\n First, I built an email list of 1,200 subscribers before I launched the first book by putting up a preview of my story on Instafreebie<\/a>. I then joined two group giveaways where readers signed up for my newsletter in exchange for the preview.<\/p>\n Second, I participated in newsletter swaps with other authors. They put my book in their newsletter, and I put theirs in mine. This was a win-win because we were both exposed to new readers. It\u2019s important to only swap with authors who write books similar to yours. Remember, the goal is exposure to the right readers.<\/p>\n I hope this helps. I’m super proud, but it would be useless to post this if it didn’t have some actionable takeaways, and the biggest takeaway should be:\u00a0If I can do it, you can do it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Thanks for reading. Now, go write!<\/em><\/p>\n Big thanks to Jami for sharing her success story with us! Want to ask her a question or congratulate her? Just leave a comment.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Today it’s the “Blog Audit Checklist” <\/strong>from The Work at Home Wife<\/a>. This comprehensive, easy-to-use\u00a0 form walks you through a blog audit that helps you identify top-performing posts, traffic sources, and blogging tools you’re using, among other things.<\/p>\n I’ve downloaded it and will use it now to help me begin planning for 2019.<\/p>\n To get your copy, subscribe to her newsletter<\/a> (use the form at the bottom of the post). 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Learn more about Jami\u00a0on her website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n By Jami Albright<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the story of how I was able to quit my job and become a full-time romance writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,49,11],"tags":[1028,1029,983,1030,62,63,1031,809],"class_list":["post-11465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fiction","category-guest-columns","category-tactics","tag-author-advice","tag-brides-on-the-run","tag-case-study","tag-jami-albright","tag-marketing-fiction","tag-promoting-fiction","tag-romance","tag-success-story"],"yoast_head":"\nHow one indie author made $74,000 in 16 months\u00a0and quit her day job (and what you can learn from her)<\/h2>\n
<\/em>, released in October 2017. That book launched to 696 in the Kindle store.<\/p>\n
<\/em> is ranked 3,949, Running With a Sweet Talker<\/a>
<\/em> is at 6,591 in the Kindle Store, and I\u2019ve grossed $74,000, which includes audiobook sales.<\/p>\n
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I quit my day job<\/h2>\n
Here’s what worked<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Here\u2019s what I did right:<\/p>\n
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I made some mistakes, too . . .<\/h2>\n
<\/a>And here’s what I could’ve done\/could do better:<\/p>\n
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You can do it, too<\/h2>\n
Tip of the Month<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a>I\u00a0like to share\u00a0a \u201cTip of the Month,\u201d a free resource or tool for authors, on the last\u00a0Wednesday of the month.<\/p>\n
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How one indie author made $74,000 in 16 months\u00a0and quit her day job (and what you can learn from her)<\/h2>\n