So how’s the full-time writer thing going? (continued)

How is 2021 treating everyone so far? I have to say the beginning of the month was rough – thanks to certain political events in the US – but after January 20, my anxiety levels have dropped considerably. Joe Biden was far from my first choice in the primaries, but he’s not a wannabe dictator, and he’s empathetic and competent. And I admit I teared up with joy and a little American pride when Katy Perry sang “Firework” the night of Inauguration Day. (She’s a national treasure!)

Anyway, how did my first month of the new year go writing-wise?

Meh. My productivity levels were quite shit. Despite me coming out with less stories, my profits did not dramatically decrease from last month. Not that I have amazing profits, haha.

My expenses –

Google Domain – $6.493 Paid Newsletters – $43.85

Total – $50.34

My income –

Draft2Digital – $24.65Smashwords – $23.71Eden Books – $31.39Amazon – $96.29Payhip – $2.41Google Play – $1.38

Total – $179.83

For a total profit of $129.49.

***half-hearted whoop***

So nowhere near making a decent living (yet??? YET????), but it’s a significant growth from last year. In January 2020, I made a grand total of $11.67 LOL.

So progress is progress!

Things I’m going to do in February –

*Release more stories (seriously, I only released one short story in January)

*See how posting on Medium goes. I’m not expecting much because I’m not putting a lot of effort into it, but it would be nice if it could become another income stream

Anyway, I’ll be back next month with my February report!

With <3,

Isla