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Sales dropped off in the last quarter of the year.

My top seller was Long Term, (gay, contemporary, BDSM) with 552 copies.
Cherry Tart (het, steampunk) followed hard on its heels with 475.

Sold between 100 and 200 copies:
Master Bear, 197
Chain-male, 184
Thigh to Thigh 179
Glad Hands 174
Heart of a Forest, 127
Sky-Rat 115
Shell-shocked 111

Everything else sold less than 100 copies.

Worst Seller:
Pushing the Boundaries of Reality, 2 copies.

Lifetime best sellers, by copies:
Glad Hands 1240
Raising the Dead 1187
For Love of Etarin 1027
Cherry Tart 1024
Master Bear 740
Shell Shocked 676
Heart of a Forest, 667
Chain-Male 559
Long term 552

Wall of Shame <50 copies sold, ebook:
Pushing the Boundaries of Reality 14
Worth the woe 16
Swimming Through the Net 38

Cyberpunk...not selling so much. Lesbians not moving either. Interracial, kinky gay sex is the best bet. Although Cherry Tart is selling, it's selling because it's $1.99 instead of $9.99. I made about $50 on all those copies. Long Term made the most money this year, with Glad Hands right behind it.
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I sent the following list to Emily Veinglory.
These are taken straight from my royalty statements.
It got longish )
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Best Sellers for Phaze
Based on data gathered within the last 20 days.
1. Short [13815 words]When I Dream of You by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael [Erotica/Romance]
2. Long [113503 words]Last Chance for Love [Kegin Series Book 1] by Brenna Lyons [Romance/Dark Fantasy]
3. Long [73735 words]Beyond the Veil by Stevie Woods [Erotica/Romance]
4. Short [14565 words]Frosted Hearts by Naomi Brooks [Erotica/Romance]
5. Short [8355 words]Cold Fire by Nicole Gestalt [Erotica/Romance]
6. Long [123198 words]The Last of Fion's Daughters by Brenna Lyons [Erotica/Romance]
7. Long [61461 words]A Taste of Love: Richard by Marie Rochelle [Erotica/Romance]
8. Short [14890 words]Collared Hearts by Angelia Sparrow & Naomi Brooks [Erotica/Romance]
9. Short [17822 words]The Arrangement by Emma Wildes [Erotica/Romance]
10. Mid-Length [25183 words]Kitten by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael [Erotica/Romance]

Highest Rated for Phaze
Based on highest average ratings by at least 5 readers.
1. Short [14565 words]Frosted Hearts by Naomi Brooks [Erotica/Romance]
2. Short [20851 words]When Love Commands by Dahlia Rose [Erotica/Romance]
3. Mid-Length [47985 words]His Private Dancer by Penelope Russell [Erotica/Romance]
4. Long [94110 words]Fantasies, Vol. I by Alessia Brio & Leigh Ellwood & Bridget Midway [Erotica/Romance]
5. Long [60915 words]Survival by Jade Falconer [Erotica/Romance]
6. Long [86145 words]Healing Hearts by Monique Lamont [Erotica/Romance]
7. Mid-Length [44655 words]Apprehension by Yvette Hines [Erotica/Romance]
8. Long [58342 words]Stealing Spirit by Paige Endover [Erotica/Romance]
9. Mid-Length [37150 words]Another Bite of the Apple by Robin Slick [Erotica/Romance]
10. Mid-Length [47674 words]Sanctuary by Jade Falconer [Erotica/Romance]
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Re: Fandom. Let the Elitist Bitch Vidding Cabal stake out their corner of the sandbox and announce it is The Only True Way to Be Fannish and They Alone are the True Keepers of Fannish History. Long-held grudge-wank isn't worth the bother of embroiling oneself. Nothing dies on the net. This will not only bite them in time, it will be archived.

Also? When an article has been up for a FUCKING YEAR it's not even outing anymore. It's just an excuse.

Re: Royalties
I wonder sometimes how much to trust my royalty statements.
From Fictionwise:
Best Sellers for Angelia Sparrow
Based on data gathered within the last 14 days. Icon explanations
1. Short [12418 words]Toy Box: Sounds by Mychael Black & Naomi Brooks & Angelia Sparrow [Erotica/Romance]
2. Short [11857 words]Color of Magic and Color of Money by Angelia Sparrow & Naomi Brooks [Erotica/Romance]
3. Short [10357 words]Pushing the Boundaries of Reality by Angelia Sparrow [Erotica/Romance]

HOW THE HELL CAN #3 BE A BEST SELLER WHEN IT HASN"T SOLD ANY COPIES? At least according to my Phaze statements...

Now, I know it's not in a publisher's interest to screw over the authors. Anyone who manages people knows not to mess with their pay or their time-off if they want to KEEP people.
But still.


Re:Bonus
How on earth can I get paid $955 (250 bonus) and only see 614, which works out 154 extra? Oh yeah. Taxes. Taxes that don't get me health care or retirement or anything that taxes pay for in civilized countries, but instead goes to concentration camps, mercenaries and a disastrous foreign war.

There is no fourth point. I'm just going to go hide out in 1923 for a while.
(Synopsis time)
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LJ cut for raw numbers
These are taken straight from my royalty checks (no money figures mentioned) no spin, no lies.

Read more... )

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