{"id":695,"date":"2013-10-14T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T05:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/?p=695"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:43:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:43:57","slug":"you-can-create-residual-forms-of-income-as-an-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwlucas.com\/wordpress\/you-can-create-residual-forms-of-income-as-an-author\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Create Residual Forms of Income as an Author"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authors often struggle to support themselves through book sales alone.\u00a0 In addition to books, you can also generate residual income <\/a>by creating complementary products related to\u00a0your publications. These passive income sources can help generate more awareness about you, your books and <\/ins>products,<\/ins> and your company. Look at\u00a0developing supplemental products that complement and support what you have written as a means of generating\u00a0residual or passive income.<\/p>\n

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It does not matter whether you have written fiction or non-fiction books, look for ways to build an income stream by developing products that tie to the theme or topic of your book(s). If you focus exclusively on one genre or topic, this is easy to do. Multiple areas of specialty add a bit of challenge, but actually open up new avenues of opportunity.<\/p>\n

The following are some product ideas you may want to explore based on the genre of books that you create.<\/p>\n

Fiction Book Products<\/b><\/p>\n

The fiction genre covers many areas, including children\u2019s materials, <\/ins>novels, short stories, historical fiction, novellas, poetry, romance, mystery, science fiction, or westerns. Each has its following of dedicated readers who often find an author they enjoy and cannot wait for their next book to be published.<\/p>\n

If a movie is adapted from your book content, that might be even better <\/ins>if the film makers are true to the story line and do not deviate too far astray.\u00a0 Think Harry Potter, ET, Twilight, Lord of the Rings, and others that have generated an entire line of follow-up products that add to the book authors\u2019 substantial wealth.\u00a0 In many cases, theme parks areas have been developed around characters and plots (e.g. Jaws, E.T., Harry Potter, Peter Pan, and Transformers).<\/p>\n

If this is your writing specialty area, be creative and look to see what is being used to promote the books of mega-star writers. Consider products with memorable quotes or images of characters on them, such as:<\/p>\n