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Honest accounting from an extensive self audit of my publishing business from 2020-2025

Hi,

I've been trying for months to get a proper accounting of my publishing journey between 2020-2025.

It's a lot easier to keep track of everything prior to 2020 because I wasn't nearly as well-known, so I didn't have as much complexity to my business as I do now. I didn’t have much of a non-fiction career, I hadn't published so many fiction books, I didn't get invited to many anthologies, I wasn't working with clients, etc.

Prior to 2020, I had about 30 launches in my whole 15+ year career. There were a bunch of books in there, but I also directed a movie, and did some other miscellaneous product launches. I even executive produced an internet television company in 2007, and we launched beta on that platform at some point during the year and change I worked there.

As best I can tell, not including podcasts, courses, summits, games, or any of the other weird side quests I’ve taken, since January 2020 I’ve been involved in 103 books.

Here’s how they break down.

• 45 anthologies – I contri…