Series

Creator Economy

Earning a living as an artist in the age of the internet.

No one buys books Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.

By Elle Griffin · Part 1 · 22 Apr 2024 747

No one will read your book And other truths about publishing.

By Elle Griffin · Part 2 · 20 Mar 2021 41

Writing books isn't a good idea Could the creator economy provide a better one?

By Elle Griffin · Part 3 · 9 May 2021 165

How to sell books for $1 million each Moon’s Rare Books makes $5 million a year from only a dozen customers.

By Elle Griffin · Part 4 · 14 Aug 2023 23

I’d rather have an investor than a publishing contract In pursuit of a better book deal (and record deal and podcast deal...)

By Elle Griffin · Part 5 · 13 May 2024 133

Wildbow makes $7,600/month writing fiction on Patreon He pioneered the way for the modern webnovel.

By Elle Griffin · Part 6 · 30 May 2021 19

Shirtaloon makes $20,000/month writing LitRPG on Patreon And that doesn't include what he makes on Amazon.

By Elle Griffin · Part 7 · 13 Jun 2021 14

Emilia Rose writes erotica on Patreon (and it’s her full-time job) Because people will pay for that next steamy chapter.

By Elle Griffin · Part 8 · 18 Jul 2021 35

Zogarth earns $20,000/month writing fantasy on Patreon Even though his story is totally free on Royal Road.

By Elle Griffin · Part 9 · 1 Aug 2021 22