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Creator Economy Print Is Dead 1 No one buys books Free 2 No one will read your book Free 3 Writing books isn't a good idea Free Going Online 4 How to sell books for $1 million each Free 5 I’d rather have an investor than a publishing contract Free Case Studies 6 Wildbow makes $7,600/month writing fiction on Patreon For paid subscribers 7 Shirtaloon makes $20,000/month writing LitRPG on Patreon For paid subscribers 8 Emilia Rose writes erotica on Patreon (and it’s her full-time job) For paid subscribers 9 Zogarth earns $20,000/month writing fantasy on Patreon For paid subscribers

Zogarth earns $20,000/month writing fantasy on Patreon

Even though his story is totally free on Royal Road.

By Elle Griffin

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The author Zogarth started serializing his novel The Primal Hunter on Royal Road in September of 2020. One month later, in November of 2020, he launched his Patreon page, earned $5,000 in his first month, and quit his day job. Now he’s a full-time author earning $20,000/month from his 3,200 patrons.

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Published August 1, 2021 · Printed from elysian.press/essays/zogarth
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