The Author Stack

The Author Stack

Share this post

The Author Stack
The Author Stack
My theory on anthologies
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The Complete Creative archive [COMPLETE]

My theory on anthologies

Russell Nohelty's avatar
Russell Nohelty
Jan 15, 2024
∙ Paid

Share this post

The Author Stack
The Author Stack
My theory on anthologies
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

books on white wooden shelf
Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash

I have done a lot of anthologies, and here is my quick and dirty theory on running them.

They are hard. They are complicated. They are pains in the butt and you will make no money on them.

Even my best selling anthologies barely made me any money.

The most important reason to put together an anthology, aside from working with some of the most amazing creators in the world, is if you are making an anthology that will funnel into your other work.

It is a singularly amazing tool for that, maybe the best tool in your toolkit, as it can actually make you money while being a valuable marketing asset.

Your anthology is the best shot you have of bringing in a bunch of like-minded people into the rest of your work.

The first Monsters and Other Scary Shit book raised $27,000 on Kickstarter, and its purpose was to bring awareness from the right fans to then buy Pixie Dust, which ended up raising $25,000 at launch, and those two books launched everything else.

That first …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Author Stack to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Russell Nohelty
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More