Kindle Singles

TrixieBelden · Jan 26, 2012

Has anyone tried writing a true crime story for Kindle as a single? I wonder if this format would work for true crime.
I know some women making three, four, five hundred dollars a month from their Kindle singles in romance and home making tips. Hmmmm...

MarkEsq · Jan 26, 2012

TrixieBelden said:
Has anyone tried writing a true crime story for Kindle as a single? I wonder if this format would work for true crime.
I know some women making three, four, five hundred dollars a month from their Kindle singles in romance and home making tips. Hmmmm...

What's a single? Like a short story? Great idea, if so...

Dannica · Jan 27, 2012

TrixieBelden said:
Has anyone tried writing a true crime story for Kindle as a single? I wonder if this format would work for true crime.
I know some women making three, four, five hundred dollars a month from their Kindle singles in romance and home making tips. Hmmmm...

I definitely think this would work. Kindle singles that are high on entertainment value do well. My recommendation (just based on hearing from successful Kindle authors, not from my own expertise) would be to set it up as a series even as you do your first one, so it would be:

Cameras in the Court, The Casey Edwards story (True Crime Series, Book 1)

or some such. I don't know anything about true crime but they usually seem to be cases that the public is fascinated by, which seems like a really good topic for Kindle Single

TrixieBelden · Jan 28, 2012

Mark, Singles are just little shorts you read on your Kindle from 5,000 to 10,000 words of self publishing.
Definitely something to think about.

Gatita · Jan 31, 2012

I would love hear how this works out if you try it!

SinK · Feb 3, 2012

Gatita said:
I would love hear how this works out if you try it!

Ditto. Is there a guide anywhere dealing with how these work. If not I would be very interested to hear about it in this here thread.

TrixieBelden · Feb 3, 2012

Google Kindle Singles and youll get the guide page on amazon that tells all about it

lilysea · Apr 21, 2012

I start thinking about this about once a month and then always back away. It seems like a possible way to make a little money. But then I think maybe it's not so easy. I'd love to hear your experience if you do it. (I wouldn't be doing true crime, though it does sound like a good genre for the format.)

TrixieBelden · May 3, 2012

I have a mentoring inmate book out that just isnt going anywhere. I guess you have to write erotica to make any money on this. I do have another true account of my experiences with death row inmates coming out this week. Maybe that will work
Writing Female Inmates: Howto Change the World With a Handful of Letters

ShannonR. · Jun 5, 2012

Trixie, have you done or heard anything about this? I have an article I was working on about abuse in relationships and would like to hear how this worked out for you.

And I love your sig about royalties!

Kindle Singles

TrixieBelden

MarkEsq

Clever title pending.

Dannica

TrixieBelden

Gatita

Girl reporter

SinK

practical experience, FTW

TrixieBelden

lilysea

TrixieBelden

ShannonR.

<insert witty title here>