Hope Ford - The Short Story Romance Handbook: How I Make Over $1,000 a Month Writing Short Story Romance (and it only took me 3 months)

The Short story romance handbook

How I Make Over $1,000 a Month Writing Short Story Romance
(and it only took me 3 months)

Hope Ford

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The Short Story Romance Handbook

A Tell All of How I Became an Amazon Bestselling Author and Make Over $1,000 a Month (and it only took me 3 months)

Do you want to be a Bestselling Author? Do you want to make over $1,000 a month writing part time?

I am a new author; my first book was published in January 2018. Since then I have had three best sellers in the short romance category and am now making over $1,000 a month. I went from making $10.64 for January (my first month) to making $1297.72 for March (my third month). I am projected, by looking at sales, to make $1800+ for April (my fourth month).

This book is a tell all of exactly what I did and how I did it. This is a short book. I guarantee there is no fluff here. I get straight to the point and tell you exactly what I did.

I truly want to help you become a bestselling author and help you make money writing books.

Happy Writing!

#1 bestselling short romance author Hope Ford writes short, steamy, sweet romances. There is always an alpha male (because who doesnt love an alpha male) and a woman he makes his queen. Sit back, grab a glass of wine, and get lost in this happily ever after story thats also a little naughty.

CONTENTS

Introduction

UPDATE Since the publishing of this book, I have created a website to help new authors. Here I answer all your questions shortstorysidehustle.com

Also, I have increased my income to over $10,000 a month. I am in the process of creating a follow up book to this one. If you would like to join my Short Story Side Hustle newsletter, please click here !

I was approached from another author asking me how I had reached my success. At first, I was surprised that someone thought I was a success. Then I answered all the questions she had. They were basic questions like what I do differently, how do I get my book seen, etc. I had to really stop and think about it. I have done pretty well in a short period of time.

Do I know enough to teach other authors what they need to do to be successful? I believe so. Can I show other authors exactly what I have done and they can use that as their guide for their own publishing? Yes.

Let me begin by telling you a little about myself. I have always wanted to be a writer. I finally published my first book January 19, 2018. Since then I have published sixteen books total. I have went from making $10.64 for January (my first month) to making $1297.72 for March (my third month). I am projected, by looking at sales, to make $1800+ for April (my fourth month).

Here are my earnings for January that was paid in March:

Here are my earnings for March that was paid in May:

I have also had three books become #1 Bestsellers in the short romance category.

As of the publishing of this book, I have eight books in the top 20 of short romance reads. Check it out: Amazon Short Romance Bestsellers

I wont tell you its easy because its not. I made a commitment to myself to stick to a publishing schedule and I did it. A lot of books will tell you that you need to spend hundreds to thousands of dollars in marketing. I did not do that. Honestly, I did not have a lot of money out of pocket. In this book, I will tell you exactly what I did and how I did it.

With all that being said, I am not an expert. I am going to tell you what I did. Some people may tell you it doesnt work this way, another way is better, or you shouldnt do it this way. And they may be right. But I do know that what I did, helped me to make over $1,000.00 by my third month of publishing and become an Amazon bestselling author.

In this book, I will tell you how I come up with ideas, how I chose a pen name, how I outline my books, and I will tell you the two main things I did that helped me to be successful.

However, this book will not tell you how to write a book. It will not tell you that you have to write a certain niche, and it will not tell you all the different marketing strategies. Im sorry. This book will only include information that I have done and has worked for me. This book has no fluff. It is short and direct.

I do hope you continue to read this book. I really want to be helpful to other authors. If I can do it, you can too. Good Luck!

Choosing a Pen Name

I struggled with this. So much to the point, that I had to put it aside, write some books, and then come back to it. If you have trouble picking out a name, I suggest you do the same. The most important thing is writing. So, if you have to choose a pen name later, do it.

There is a lot to picking a name. You feel like once it is on the cover of a book you are stuck with it. Which to me is true. People will tell you that you can always change it, but all you are doing is adding extra work for yourself. Take your time and choose a pen name. Here are the four things to think about when deciding:

Your pen name should be short and easy to spell You want to pick a name that is easy to spell and short. For example, I had considered using the name Hanna. However, after I looked at it further, people spell Hanna multiple ways (Hanna or Hannah).

Your pen name should not be used by someone else Research on Amazon and Goodreads for the name you pick to make sure there is not already another author with your chosen name.

Your pen name should have an available domain - Go to whois.com and search your name. However, there are ways to work around this. Hope Ford .com was already taken. I added author to it and purchased http://www.authorhopeford.com . This was a way to work around it. I recommend purchasing your domain name once you decide on a pen name.

Your pen name should be available on Social Media When I looked at Hope Ford on Facebook there were 46+ Hope Fords on Facebook. However, I typed in www.facebook.com/authorhopeford (like my website) and it was available. So, I secured that address on Facebook.

These are all things to think about when choosing a pen name. This is how I chose my name. First, I made a list of ten possible names. I tried to think of one to two syllable first names and one syllable last names. I paid close attention to names I read in books, saw on television shows or movies.

I compiled a list from all my research. Once I had a list of ten names, I then went through the four steps above to mark off names. I could have been Hannah Storm, Hanna Scott, Hope James, Hanna Love, Hanna Ford, or Hanna Heart. But because of the four steps above, I ended up choosing Hope Ford. This name has really worked well for me. Its short and easy to spell. I was able to get the domain and social media names.