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oors why child they are with me wherever i go so if i go out so do my toes but i thought i heard them talkin when you were outside oh yeah and what did they say they said my my your mama done left her toes inside the case of the talking toes i remember she sat at my feet like time had not yet learned how to hurry and for her it hadn t the image of her at my feet is still so clear in my mind legs crossed questions ready as if the everything was a mystery to be solved before supper mama she said serious as scripture where do your toes go when you go outside i laughed the kind of laugh that comes easy before you know what s worth losing they go with me i told her wherever i go but she shook her head certain of something i could not see go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading looking at the first year as an indie apples to oranges april 10 2026 janna hill leave a comment part ii this is me i m not sure who i m speaking to in the audience whether they are a curious reader or an independent author i will try to address the topic in a way that all can understand in the first portion of my annual indie report i shared a few things i have learned regarding support reviews and social media if you re interested i ll share more i believe i left off at 3 in lessons learned since inquiring minds want to know we ll start 4 with sales 4 sales the burning question i have been asked most is how much money do independent authors make per month when the question is asked they are looking at independent authors as a whole a problem arises there because independent authors are not a whole they are independent i would not venture to offer an average but i m sure that you can find that information somewhere else how much money an independent author makes is going to depend on how many books they sell the same is true of traditional publishing it also depends on the list price of the book s and the royalty percentage that can vary significantly how many books they sell may also depend on how many books they have published even best sellers get forgotten just like in traditional publishing you need to have something to follow up with or be a one hit wonder unless you have the next to kill a mockingbird i suppose it s about time for the next harper lee unless you are someone like harper lee it s advisable you have three stories ready to hit the market and working on the next one at the same time a potential buyer that goes to your sellers page is going to look at how many books the author has and how well they re doing they re also going to look at reviews if there is only one book or if there are no reviews they may not be willing to take a chance on you that author sorry but that s the truth if you re a writer chances are you are a reader also put yourself in the readers place ask yourself would i as a reader take a chance on me it s okay if you talk to yourself i do it all the time use beta readers and a support system etc to generate some reviews on your releases not fake reviews not paid reviews please how many books you sell will depend on how good your book is and how much you promote it how will people know about this book are you willing to spend money to make money if so how much but we will save that topic for another time for now let s get back to the question of hand regarding how much money do you an independent author make i have to giggle at this point and imagine a scrooge like character i can see him her with a wicked grin anxiously rubbing their hands over a pile of shiny coins and of course they are counting dollar signs instead of sheep as they drift off to sleep anywho i digress what a person makes as an independent author can range from 0 a month to 4000 a month or more now 4000 a month is not the norm it is rare and what i consider success 4k sounds like a big deal and it is 48 000 a year is a nice income and many people are able to live comfortably on that but most independent authors will not see that sort of success so let that sink again there are many other fields that you could go in to if you re only interested in making money and that s completely understandable because living in our society requires that you have money most independent authors have a full time job or at least a part time job were they already have the monetary means to write full time so there s that in a nutshell if you plan to write then write because you love it because you are driven to try writing essays short stories small pieces to submit to magazines anything to build your résumé right on write on now go have a wonderful day p s april is national poetry month and i do plan to post some personal poetry this year i am not taking suggestions or submissions like in years past why because i am hip deep in my own re writing re creating and re editing with that said let me add a word of caution be careful about who you trust go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading my first year as an indie lessons learned april 1 2026 janna hill leave a comment a blast from the past march of 2013 part i can you believe i have a solid year behind me in this adventure as an independent author publisher my how time flies when you re having fun so what have i learned other than how to type while holding fried chicken in one hand and a biscuit in the other who doesn t love fried chicken and a biscuit a lot do i have any advice for beginners oh yes indeed i do and my first pearl of wisdom is this cut the biscuit in half strip the chicken and make a sandwich it will be much easier to handle i would also suggest turning the keyboard over and gently shaking the crumbs loose verses picking between the keys that tip will save you time and keep your proofreader from returning your manuscript un proofed with a note that says g et back to me when you re sober i don t have any real pearls but if you re interested i ll be happy to share a handful of pebbles and opinions 1 support get some no man is an island editing proofreading and polishing don t necessarily mean stripping away your authenticity surround yourself with people you can trust people who are willing to encourage you offer constructive criticism and be brutally honest when necessary if your book is your baby prepare it to face the world and get that baby some child support lesson keep it real even in fiction find people you can trust paid or voluntary and listen to them 2 reviews good reviews are fabulous but they don t guarantee massive sales on the other hand bad reviews definitely hurt sales you may cry you may get furious but do not respond responding to bad reviews and personal insults is a no no lighten up insults can be funny learn from the constructive ones and laugh at the assholish ones yes i just made assholish a real word not everyone likes spaghetti so what makes you think everyone will like what you dish out lesson there will be haters get used to it 3 social media i firmly believe in building an online presence and interacting i said in ter act ing that means relating to people not only networking and connecting but talking and occasionally having a conversation i tend to avoid a couple of the most popular media sites for that very reason how do you respond to buy my book my book s on sale you say something like i see you re from manhattan how is the weather there and they respond with here s a link to amazon be sure to leave a review yeah i m not talking to them anymore neither is a lot of other people lesson in ter act i like blogging i m not sure how many book sales it has garnered if any but i enjoy it it s like bloggers are wow i don t know like they are real human beings or something lesson blog away blogging has zero calories and you meet great people from all over the world it s an inexpensive means of travel and sometimes you find the inspiration needed for your next story while we are on the topic of blogging allow me to weave in an experience related to marketing i recently consulted with a couple of pr firms who shall remain nameless one suggested i buy their book argh um no i am looking for someone to create the buzz for me just do it okay the only buzz i am motivated to create comes in the aftermath of consuming liquor the second person much more helpful looked at my social media sites and informed me i was not promoting myself enough the conversation went like this you re just there she explained while politely pointing out i was not utilizing said media properly i m sorry but one more buy my book my book s on sale and i may rip the arm off of this chair i can t do it that s why i contacted you special magic guru lady she may be a lovely little witch but she is not a special guru lady it s not that easy anymore what about your blogger account she was scanning search results as we spoke do you have one well sure i posted something about 2013 releases but i m more comfortable at wordpress let me see what you are doing on wordpress it seems your focus is on photography and just hanging out yeah it s like a bar library art gallery cool huh except they don t serve drinks it s byob that s fine but you need to squeeze in a pitch directing readers to buy your books i have a website listing most published works just google janna hill and you ll find me that s not enough you re going to have to get more involved in promoting yourself you have to get out of your comfort zone oops my macaroni is burning i ll have to get back to you lesson even for a fee no one will do it all for you i need to get out of my comfort zone maybe i will but if i ever respond to a greeting with buy my book leave me a review somebody shoot me please byob bring your own bottle could now mean bring your own book go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading happy new year march 20 2026 janna hill leave a comment go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading growing old together the golden years march 6 2026 janna hill leave a comment i think when we said let s grow old together we didn t fully understand what that meant the upheavals and obstacles from carelessness and life s dirty little tricks the changes in our bodies our minds and the world around us the rare but dark times when we tried to tear each other apart something unseen kept pulling us together so this is the golden years our bodies are definitely of a cheaper alloy showing rust and decay but the love and the precious memories we have made together they shine golden go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading how i spend my days just stopping by to say hello february 7 2026 janna hill leave a comment so a lot of my days are spent potting instead of plotting but as long as something is growing i m happy most mornings i m out in the greenhouse in my pajamas yes in my pajamas because there s no one looking other than the birds and the insects there is an occasional squirrel and the dogs there is always the cat sometimes cats plural and these pajamas are comfortable that s important at this stage of life or at least it is to me i hope you re growing something plants family the creative work your mind go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading well hot diggity dog january 29 2026 janna hill leave a comment go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading write this down stoned poetic january 27 2026 janna hill leave a comment the poem is circa 2017 written while under the influence of cannabis the photo is current stoned poetic he lives in a shack with a dog and a cat the shack is out back by his mama s house in the house there s a couch i think he has a wife and a mouse and they are all full of crack except the dog and the cat do these crackers make me look fat this is why some people should not get high and say write this down you old hippie you know who you are poem published in getting me back the voices within go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading well because life is hard january 26 2026 janna hill leave a comment go ahead and share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on telegram opens in new window telegram like loading hello i do not love you december 21 2025 janna hill leave a comment i took this photo last night it s not the best photo of a starry sky but not too shabby for an iphone either well we mixed things up a little bit this year we are skipping christmas celebrations entirely and roadtripping instead there are a few that will miss having the traditional country christmas at the hill house and i regret that but our friend family unit is large so i know they will still have a happy christmas at least i pray they do as for myself i need this for a number of reasons i think it will be good for the hubby too you know it is not healthy to stew in your own miseries god did not intend for us to be unhappy but somehow we find misery misery might not even have us on her radar but we ll jump up waving like a fool yelling yo misery here i am you forgot about me yep we are a sottish lot so now my spirit and my flesh feel distressed along the hatefulness of winter approaching i don t love it it worsens the feeling of despair the harshness the coldness the dying of everything around me misery and winter are soul sisters and all i have to say to either of them is i do not love you either of you so f k off sooo instead of stewing in all the woes i cannot fix i talked to god said my prayers and then i said fuck it i know that word offends some people it us...