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How many books do I need to sell to be successful?

Well, that all depends on your definition of success.

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1. Ten books

This here, this is a start. But it's not a failure. This is a beginning, and every story has one of those. This is where you're just starting out, just testing the fences and seeing how far you can get. And if you can sell ten, I'd bet you can sell...

2. Fifty books

Here's where you've had something happen. You've had a mini breakthrough, and you're getting things going. Sure, it's not a huge number, but remember when you'd only sold ten? You're getting somewhere! Everybody has to start somewhere, and there's always a middle ground to pass through. Besides, if you can sell fifty, how much longer can it really take to sell...

3. Five hundred books

Yeah, it might take you a little longer. But it certainly wasn't a failure to get to this point, no matter how long it took. You made it here, and now you have a fan base to cheer you on. There are people out there, waiting for the next book to come out. How awesome is that? And now that you have your following, do you have any idea how simple it'll be to get to...

4. One million books

It'll happen. Maybe not for all of us, and definitely not if you don't think you can do it. But I believe that hidden within every writer is the potential to write a book worthy of one million copies sold, one million readers, one million people following your story.


Nowhere along the line have you failed. Nowhere along the line did you give up and say it wasn't worth it.

Yes, it's a lot of work, I won't deny that, but do you see what can happen when you stick to it?

Don't base your success off your sales. Base it off your attitude.

You only fail if you stop trying.

So don't stop. 

[love]

{Rani Divine}