How to Sell Your Book Before You Write It

Author Marketing Superpowers Bootcamp Day 2: From Story Idea to $1,000 in Book Sales

Mar 28, 2025

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Illustration of a cartoon superhero character in a red cape holding a pencil triumphantly. The text reads: “From Story Idea to $1,000 in Book Sales – Day 2 of 5: Share Your Story.” A small icon of an open book with a lightning bolt is in the bottom right corner. The background is dark gray.

I sold 99 copies of my book for $3.99 each before I released it. I had no mailing list. Barely any fans. And I didn’t even post once on social media.

To top it all off, this was my first book ever published in that subgenre (post-apocalyptic survival fiction). Here’s that book’s pre-order inside my Kindle Direct Publishing Dashboard:

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