From Zero to Four Figures: Making $1000 a Month Self-Publishing Fiction

Written by Paul Austin Ardoin

Narrated by Paul Austin Ardoin

Starting out as an indie author can be daunting, especially if you don't have much money to invest in marketing. If you've published one or more books but are struggling to get sales, this is the book for you!

In From Zero to Four Figures, USA TODAY bestselling author Paul Austin Ardoin shows you the strategy that helped him build an audience and grow his self-published fiction business to $1,000 a month within two years. Increasing your sales requires the right books, mindset, and marketing — many new authors lack one or more of these pillars. This book helps identify the gaps and mistakes that are holding you back.

These guidelines are repeatable, proven, inexpensive, and attainable—and will help get your self-published fiction business off the ground.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pax Ardsen
• Release date: Jun 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781949082487

Paul Austin Ardoin

Paul Austin Ardoin is the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and the Murders of Substance series. He has published fiction and essays in the anthologies The Paths We Tread, 12 Shots, Bottomfish, and Sweet Fancy Moses, and articles about computer security in California Computer News and European Communications. A California native, Paul holds a B.A. in creative writing from the University of California, Santa Barbara. When he's not writing novels or saving the world through better network security, Paul plays keyboards in a dance rock band. He lives in the Sacramento area with his wife, two teenagers, and a menagerie of animals.

Reviews for From Zero to Four Figures

[Elizabeth · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book right until the final chapter in which he gives a sample timeline for how an author can build their income up to $1,000 a month.

Up until that point, I found his advice engaging, down to earth, and sensible and was ready to give this book five stars. It was especially refreshing how he tells new indie authors to focus on the basics (craft, mailing list, and productivity).

His concept of a book as not a product but an advertisement was very insightful, and I feel that reframing my approach in this way will be tremendously helpful.

But the timeline at the end was unrealistic and, frankly, discouraging. I will listen to the book again and will probably also get the ebook version, but I'll ignore the timeline.

I highly recommend this to indie authors just starting or trying to reboot their careers. It may actually be even more helpful to authors who've made all the mistakes and want to try again.