I published my debut in 2023 and became a 6-figure earner in 2024. Here’s my #1 piece of advice.

So the beginning of 2024 started out pretty modestly. I was making about $1500-$2000 a month and that made me happy. I was winning!

Then, everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Just kidding, but I did make the absolute best business decision I could have in February and signed an audiobook contract with a production company. The audiobook was published in July of 2024, and pretty much overnight I made 5-10x the income I was making at the beginning of the year.

All of this to say, that if you’re looking into audiobook production, DO IT! Especially if you’re in the romance genre like I am. I don’t think you will regret it. My audiobook even reached the Audible Top 100 in the new releases category (meaning top 100 in the entire Audible catalogue).

I spent about $7,000 on audiobook production and my audio company and I split the royalties 50/50. I had multiple narrators and my book ended up being about 19 hours long, so the production company split the cost with me in exchange for 50% of the royalties. I’ve never had any cause to regret it.

The production company and I are crossing our fingers for an Audie nomination!

I don’t know how to post links/photos here to show my spreadsheet where I track sales and income, but if anyone wants specifics you can ask below!

Happy to answer any other questions anyone has, but seriously, think about audiobook production and more importantly, INVEST IN GOOD NARRATORS!