Er, what? That's only "most authors" if you don't count the ones who don't get deals, isn't it?
Your *fans* are going to be a much smaller percentage of that percentage, maybe one or two people who email you all "Wow that WAS good!" That's ugly and it's harsh but it's true
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And this dynamic doesn't really change that much if you multiply the numbers by 10, 100 or 1000
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Like my harsh example of someone who only ever makes fifty bucks from self-pubbing is still pretty optimistic But this is just as true of someone who gets REALLY successful for a self-publisher If their shit isn't easy to find, they'll make $5k, if it is, they'll make $200
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