Bconrad joins the 1000 club!

Celeste Stewart · Post by **Celeste Stewart** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:47 pm

Cheers! Saw you hit the 1k sales mark today

Congratulations on the milestone!

beconrad · Post by **beconrad** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:17 pm

Thanks Celeste. I was pretty excited to see that I had crossed the 1000 threshold. Congrats on all your sales as well - 1500 here we come.

Annetta Holmes · Post by **Annetta Holmes** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:19 am

Wow! Well done with your stellar production! You and the rest of the high producing authors really show what can be done by hard work.

Regards
Annetta

catnipp333 · Post by **catnipp333** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:19 am

beconrad -- WOW -- ANOTHER 1000 article SELLER -- CONGRATS to YOU for a job WELL DONE!!!

You ALL give me the confidence that milestones CAN be reached!!! I can ONLY hope to be there some day!!!!

You should be VERY PROUD of your accomplishment!!!

Catnipp333

J. A. Young · Post by **J. A. Young** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:04 pm

Congrats! That's a great accomplishment! But darn! I'm lagging so far behind the pack these days. Severe morning sickness has cramped my writing style over the last several months. And, well, come to think of it, a new baby probably will too! Oh well, I'm content, but I miss working at my old pace. With any luck, I might hit the mark after another year.

Have a great weekend!!!

Celeste Stewart · Post by **Celeste Stewart** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:22 pm

Well congrats to you! Morning sickness isn't fun but it's worth it. If it makes it any easier, my CC career took off within months of my baby's arrival. It's doable with a little one by your side.

Isildae · Post by **Isildae** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:49 pm

[quote="J. A. Young"]Congrats! That's a great accomplishment! But darn! I'm lagging so far behind the pack these days. Severe morning sickness has cramped my writing style over the last several months. And, well, come to think of it, a new baby probably will too! Oh well, I'm content, but I miss working at my old pace. With any luck, I might hit the mark after another year. [/quote]

Oh I sympathise! I can't write at all when pregnant - it messes with my eyes. Hopefully you'll get a good sleeper and can take advantage of nap-time.

Lorraine
Mum of 3

Lauren · Post by **Lauren** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:02 pm

I'm not surprised beconrad hit 1000! I have been watching the amount of articles she writes. Wow! I can't keep up! Any advice or secrets to share with us?

beconrad · Post by **beconrad** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:05 pm

Hi Lauren and thanks for the kind words.

I don't really have any words of wisdom to share; mostly I just write for the requests here. When there are good requests I tend to "over write" to give the buyer a choice. I've found that even if the original requester doesn't buy them they may sell down the road.

I've tried to take the advice of Celeste and others to write something everyday, although I often have trouble coming up with things to write about when there are no requests. Once a new request comes in its like "aha - now I can write again".

Take care and happy writing,
Bonnie

Celeste Stewart · Post by **Celeste Stewart** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:26 pm

While it's fun to keep an eye on the top seller's list, it's just a list with a bunch of numbers. What matters most is if you're able to keep up with your own goals, not trying to keep up with someone else's pace.

For example, if you're trying to sell five articles a month and you accomplish that, give yourself a nice pat on the back and keep on going!

Lauren · Post by **Lauren** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:04 am

Thanks beconrad and Celeste for both of your helpful advice!

Celeste, you are absolutely right about focusing on your own goals. Since I'm just getting my feet wet here, I had only one goal to start with, which was "give it a try!" When I sold my first article and saw that this was a feasible way for me to earn more money and get some writing practice, I set another one: earn enough to pay for half of a new laptop so my husband and I aren't always tussling over this one! I'm already well on my way, and I'm thrilled about it! To look at it from another perspective, it's great to see the success of others and think about how that can help me succeed in my own endeavors.

And who knows! Maybe long after I am able to get that "writing laptop" for myself, I'll still be around here giving advice to newbies like myself one day!