GOLD WINNER - 2025 Heart & Hustle Book Awards - Business Brand GOLD WINNER - 2025 International Firebird Book Award - Writing/Publishing GOLD WINNER - 2025 Reader's Favorite - Non-Fiction - Writing/Publishing DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE - 2025 NYC Big Book Award - Non-Fiction - Writing/Publishing Stop Dreaming About Making It as an Author and Start Building a Sustainable Business You Love Are you tired of earning meager royalties or Amazon deposits? Do you dream of turning your passion for writing into a thriving business? In The Profitable Author , publishing veteran Sharon Woodhouse reveals the insider secrets to creating a multi-faceted author career that goes beyond book sales. Drawing on over 25 years of experience as an indie publisher, Woodhouse provides a practical framework for building a sustainable and rewarding author life. This isn’t about chasing bestsellers or landing a movie deal (though those are nice when they happen). It’s about understanding the business of being an author, implementing proven strategies (over 1,001!) to generate multiple streams of income from your books, expertise, and experience, and empowering you to take charge of your author journey . The Profitable Author guides you step-by-step through: Identifying 15 different author income streams , from ebook sales and events to services, merch, and rights sales. - Designing a customized author business model that aligns with your goals, values, and lifestyle. - Unlocking creative financing hacks to fund your dreams. - Finessing author events (and getting paid!). - Unleashing your inner entrepreneur and monetizing your expertise. - Embracing the power of non-bookstore and volume sales . - Mastering essential business skills (without losing your creative spark), including marketing, sales, negotiating, networking, and mindset. - Crafting a fabulous sales and marketing plan tailored to YOU and your books, whether you’re a fiction writer, a nonfiction expert, a cookbook queen, or a children’s book hero. - Cultivating a network of support to help you thrive as an authorpreneur. Packed with real-world examples, actionable advice, and inspiring insights, The Profitable Author is your essential guide to creating the author life you deserve . Stop waiting for success to find you—take charge and build the profitable author business you love. FREE WITH PURCHASE! Email author Sharon Woodhouse with your proof of purchase (sharon at conspirecreative dot com), and she will give you a free 3-month subscription to her The Profitable Author / An Author Business You Love Substack author business coaching community. "Far more than just another 'how to get published and sell a lot of books' instructional guide, The Profitable Author is a compendium of practical, proven, DIY actions and activities that you can use from a business perspective on what you write and the audiences you write for. Exceptionally well organized and presented, The Profitable Author is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Writing/Publishing instructional reference collections and workshops." — Midwest Book Review , April 2025, Vol. 20, No. 4 5 Stars The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books by Sharon Woodhouse is a practical and motivational guide for writers who want to turn their books into a steady, fulfilling source of income . The book doesn't just focus on writing itself—it's about what comes next. It teaches authors how to treat their writing like a real business by sharing tested advice on marketing, selling, managing time, creating multiple income streams, and building a life they enjoy around their books. Whether you're self-published, traditionally published, or just starting, the book offers ideas on how to take small, daily steps to reach bigger goals. With tips on events, partnerships, merchandise, services, social media, and even mindset, Woodhouse helps authors customize a plan that fits their strengths, lifestyle, and values. This is not a "get rich quick" manual but a long-term guide to making writing work financially and personally. Sharon Woodhouse's writing is clear, friendly, and energetic . Her advice feels personal and authentic, drawn from years of experience in publishing and business coaching. The narrative structure is organized into themes like sales, marketing, productivity, and mindset, making it easy to use as a reference or read straight through. The tone is encouraging, and I liked how she emphasizes building a business that fits your life, not someone else's idea of success. Her "do five things a day" tip stuck with me—it's simple but powerful. The Profitable Author made me feel excited, not overwhelmed, about taking control of my author journey. It's full of useful tools and motivation, especially for writers like me who want freedom, income, and purpose from their books. ―Mansoor Ahmed fo