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Romance 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

How one indie author made $74,000 in 16 months\u00a0and quit her day job (and what you can learn from her)<\/h2>\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>\"\"<\/em>, released in October 2017. That book launched to 696 in the Kindle store.<\/p>\n

As of the day I’m writing this, Running From a Rock Star<\/a>\"\"<\/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

\"indie<\/a><\/p>\n

I quit my day job<\/h2>\n

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

Here’s what worked<\/h2>\n

\"indie<\/a>Here\u2019s what I did right:<\/p>\n