"My Amazon Bestseller Made Me Nothing" by Patrick Wensink in Popcorn Chronicles

This is what it’s like, financially, to have the indie book publicity story of the year and be near the top of the bestseller list.

Drum roll.

$12,000.

Hi-hat crash.

Read entire piece here.

And now my 2 cents: Since I started writing fiction in earnest about 15 years ago, I've had 125 short stories published online and in print magazines and a few anthologies, for a grand total of ... $218. ... Love that day job, y'all.