ALLi Question of the Week: Author Income
On September 22, 2025, ALLi asked: Do you feel confident about your author income?
As of right now, no—I don’t feel confident in it. Being a new author, my income is still sparse. If I had kept my book in Kindle Unlimited, I might see something every month, but it would just be change. The reality is that my husband has had to take on positions at work that he doesn’t want, just to cover what I can no longer manage since my health made me stop working.
It's not an easy answer, but it’s the honest one. Author income doesn’t always match the effort or passion that goes into the work, especially at the beginning. For now, I’m focused on building slowly steadily, so the foundation is there when things start to grow.