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Welcome Episode 70 of the Bookcast, my platform for sharing short fiction and updates on what I'm reading and writing. If you love what I do as an author and you look forward to this show every week, I desire support of this podcast. At bookcast.buzzsprout.com you can offer a one-time or recurring monthly gift, for which I would be ever so grateful. Every little bit helps. Thank you so much in advance for your support. 

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 In this episode, I'm excited to share with you my latest writing plans, recent book reviews, and we talk MONEY. I share my earnings and sales across different platforms, offering some honest(and earnest) insights into the financial side of being a writer. Alongside this, I'll be talking about future book releases,  fan fiction writing, and what's on the horizons. Grab a snack and a drink and settle in for a good chat. 

I talk about the following books on today's show: 

-The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni -Somebody Somewhere by J. Nichole -Yours for Now by J. Nichole -King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig -Erasure by Percival Everett -Another Country by James Baldwin

Listen to the show (grab a transcript HERE):

2023 In the MONEY

So, every year, author and author coach Rachael Herron does a money episode where she talks bout how much she made and how she made it. I wanted to share a bit of transparency on what money looks like as a very small time indie author. SMALL TIME is not me insulting myself, it's bringing levity and realness. There is a reason I work a full time job.

All told, I made $3708: $700 more than 2022. Imagine if I didn't put any books out?

The breakdown:

Amazon KDP $2,042.63

BookFunnel $490.57

Draft2Digital $455.64

Google Books $28.55

Findaway $458.61

ACX $232.30

Ebook/print : $2,791.01

Audio: $736.41

Paperback: $172.49

Ebooks sold: 1243

eBooks gifted 15440

Audiobooks moved 3818 (free + reduced price)

Paperback sold: 87

KENP- 566 pages (my books have been out of KU since 2019 but if they never turn the book in I still get paid for pages) $2.39

My highest selling platform is of course KDP, followed by draft2digital. No surprises there because those are the major players. And of course book funnel is my 3rd. I've love for book funnel to be #1, but I think readers still don't really trust direct sales. My readers are on Amazon.

Paid units by market are overwhelmingly US readers. The next largest percentage is literally 'other' so that's likely Canada, UK, etc

Paid units by title- Biggest seller was Hey Lover with 491 copies,, then Elysium at 155 units, Then second time around, then Never List, then Ruby's.

Paid Units by series- my standalone works clock in first (The Never List, Hey Lover, A Thin Line), then Black Diamond and Potter Lake series are basically neck and neck, then the holiday shorts and then Ruby's.

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The most common depiction of the Krampus is that it resembles something Devil-like (similar to The Devil in Abrahamic religions), goat-like (similar to the mythical demon Baphomet), or satyr-like (possibly similar to Pan, the Greek god of wilderness and rustic music) with more fur in his body. As a colleague of Saint Nick, Krampus is essentially the anti-Santa Claus in that he brings suffering and torture to naughty children whereas Santa brings gifts. Most versions of the Krampus depicts the Krampus almost as a Knight Templar character who would severely beat children into obedience, or, in some versions, outright kills the child. Krampus may even go as far as to kidnap the child and put them into a sack and take them back to his lair to devour them. Or, he simply takes them to the underworld. One of his main discipline tools includes birch sticks that he could use to swat children with.

Hola a todos, Hoy dia me encuento de tremendisimo buen humor pues he vencido la etapa primera de Administracion: La Guerra de los Papeles (ahora con poster gratis de Angel Gabilondo si compras el DVD Edicion Especial!) (Aqui abajo, un ya muy conocido extracto de la batalla sangrienta):