Who's sold?! :D

Wow, as a newbie to this forum I'm really in awe of how prolific many of you are. I was feeling pretty pleased with my 2 novels in a year (one of which has been published) till I came here!

This question has probably been asked before but I was just wondering how possible it is to actually earn a living from writing.

It's accepted wisdom that only the very lucky few can actually support themselves but is this still true today, or has epublishing allowed more people to give up their day jobs?

JustJas,

I write f/t. However, it's not the norm. You have to write a whole lot of what's hot to do well, and even that's not a guarantee.

That's one of the huge attractions of writing for Harlequin/Mills and Boon. Because of the way that their books are sold and the kind of contracts they offer, their authors can have a much more reliable and livable salary than many single title authors.

So many successes story!!! Love it Congrats everyone!!

Yay, I finally get to post here!

I sold my novel, Hearts of Time to Rebel Ink Press. Release date is April 2012.

Yay, sold Her Cowboy Triple Team (Ride 'em Hard, 4) to Siren Publishing!

Congrats, Creative!!

*RomanceWriter* said:

Congrats, Creative!!

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Thanks! Being a first time soon-to-be published author, this all still seems surreal.

Hi again, Stacey! Congrats to you and Creative!

I just sent a ms. out to Siren this week. I'm hoping I'll be able to post some good news here in a couple of weeks.

Awesome, Pat! I love your work. We'll probably be release buddies.

Congrats Creative and Stacey and good luck Petro!

Creative_Solitude said:

Yay, I finally get to post here!

I sold my novel, Hearts of Time to Rebel Ink Press. Release date is April 2012.

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Congrats again! Nothing like a first sale!

*RomanceWriter* said:

Yay, sold Her Cowboy Triple Team (Ride 'em Hard, 4) to Siren Publishing!

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Congrats!!

Congrats to both Creative and Stacey!

Thanks Soccer Mom!

Way to go ladies! Love love love all the good news pouring in on these boards. That means more books for me to read.

I just signed my 8th Rebel Ink Press contract (sixteenth novel contract overall) for my World War II era historical romance, In The Shadow of War so I'm doing the happy dance!

That's awesome!! Congratulations!

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That's awesome!! Congratulations!

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Thanks! One of my Rebel releases is out in April also - maybe we'll be release day buddies or whatever it might be called.

johnnysannie said:

Thanks! One of my Rebel releases is out in April also - maybe we'll be release day buddies or whatever it might be called.

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Cool...yes, maybe we will be.

You have so many published thus far, I'm jealous. Good for you. Love your new cover in your avatar. I submitted my cover art info to Rebel this week. I know it takes a little bit of time before I see a cover, but I am wondering approximately how long? I'm so anxious to see mine. The waiting is going to kill me...lol

Sold 'Sodom and the Phoenix', the next book in my 'Sodom VR Resort' series to Loose Id.

Congrats, Ann!

Just got the email: Legacy, my unexpected sequel to Belonging, has just been accepted by Siren. We're looking at a February 2012 publication date with print in June.

Oh lordy, I have to do edits on an 86K-word book. Better stock up on the caffeine.

Stacey - hi, release buddy!

Congrats Ann and Petro!

Very nice! Congrats, Petro!

This is still my favorite thread!!!! Congrats everyone on their recent sales... and wishing you all many more!!