16 May 2013 19 Comments
Money Matters: Experience, Digital First and Indie Writers
A few weeks ago, the Waterworld Mermaids ran a poll asking authors how much money they made from writing romance novels. What we found is that 42 percent of the respondents had made $1,000 or less in the past 12 months.
However, the response in our comments section was so great that we wanted to ask a few follow up questions suggested by the Waterworld Mermaids’ amazing readers. Here they are.
If the polls – or vote buttons – don’t show up for you on this page (some internet browsers don’t like mermaid polls), click on the link under the poll to take it. Please only take the polls that apply to your romance writing income bracket.
And don’t forget to share these polls with your romance writing friends and tell us your thoughts about the results in the comments below.
May 16, 2013 @ 07:09:13
Good morning Avery Mermaid! Good news–the polls look good on my end
Thanks for following up on this topic.
May 16, 2013 @ 10:58:28
LOL And they still aren’t showing up for me.
What a bunch of crazy. 
May 16, 2013 @ 08:20:13
Love that you’re doing this. I answered. Thanks for gathering the information.
May 16, 2013 @ 10:58:43
Thanks for participating Jerrie!
May 16, 2013 @ 11:07:50
Excellent questions!!
May 16, 2013 @ 11:39:00
Y’all came up with the questions. I love it when someone else does my work. Do you do laundry too?
May 16, 2013 @ 11:15:57
Great poll! Thanks for doing this!
May 16, 2013 @ 11:39:24
Hey, you ever have a rude question just know I’m the girl who will ask it.
May 16, 2013 @ 11:40:23
Dang, I forgot to mention that the polls are open until midnight May 23, so share the links with your friends!
May 16, 2013 @ 17:29:46
Somehow the poll slipped by me, but I answered these questions. It will be interesting to read the final results.
May 16, 2013 @ 18:17:06
Great poll! That 42 percent statistic is shocking. Can’t wait to see the results of this one.
May 16, 2013 @ 21:36:19
Thanks for the follow-up poll, which I answered! It loaded better on Firefox than on Safari, and I loved the immediate results. Good work!
May 16, 2013 @ 21:42:15
That’s me Susan Mermaid masquerading as susilib, btw. WordPress decided I should be mysterious and blank-faced tonight, and I’m not going to fuss with the program. Believe me, WordPress has it SO wrong! But the poll is excellent.
May 16, 2013 @ 23:09:25
Loved the questions. Will be interested in the breakdown.
May 16, 2013 @ 23:12:07
I never saw the first poll, but voted in this one.
May 17, 2013 @ 06:27:29
Fabulous poll. Thanks for asking the “awkward”questions – for many of us writing isn’ t only a passion, it’s a business and we need to be numbers savvy to make out work.
May 17, 2013 @ 08:37:19
I didn’t participate in the first poll, but really enjoyed looking at the information in this one. Questions are great.
May 17, 2013 @ 13:49:27
REALLY interesting results thus far.
May 18, 2013 @ 00:54:19
took the poll. Interesting results.