I'm a solidly
midlist indie author, which means I make a living off my works.
Many
midlist indie authors who were ranked fairly well fell into a black hole around the first of the month, and their sales never recovered.
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And the newbie is more likely to fall flat in the dust while the
midlist author gone
indie will soar.
I call this the «
indie midlist» — they're not the
indie rockstars, but they're selling a ton of books and making solid bank every month.
I'm solidly
midlist on the
indie ladder and happy (and grateful!)
I'm one of thousands of invisible
indie midlist authors who, I believe, are the core of
indie publishing, and why it's changing the industry.
It's like the trad - pub
midlist, only the
indie midlist author (typically) makes more money.
In terms of authors» yearly earnings in different brackets ranging from $ 10,000 to $ 1M, despite releasing fewer titles to the market,
indie authors significantly make money even among
midlist group who earns $ 10K p.a..
Given the very slow publishing schedules in mainstream publishing and the fact that there is a limit to how many books a publisher wants from any given
midlist author in a year, the money odds for «most» of us who are not famous or breakout bestsellers... is in the
indie side of things, because we can publish on a faster timetable, while still keeping the quality up.
I firmly believe the future will see more and more authors (new,
midlist trad - pubbed, as well as veteran bestsellers) going
indie, in part or whole.
I'm solidly
midlist in the
indie scene.
The third
indie in the room was managing the literary estate of a well - known SF
midlist author, and she was in the process of
indie publishing all of that author's backlist.
I firmly believe that
indie publishing is fast becoming the home of the
Midlist Author, and I don't use that term disparagingly in any way.