“Book Sales Question: Why Do I Sell Fewer Books with Each Release?” Guest Post by Arielle Haughee

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It’s every author’s dream: having skyrocketing book sales for Book #1, and then repeating that outcome for #2, #3, and so on.

Unfortunately, for many if not most authors (myself included), that outcome remains a dream.

No matter how many books you write and release, you just don’t see the same number of sales that the first book earned, let alone exceed that figure. And if you’re one of those authors who writes both fiction and nonfiction, or across several genr...