7 Novelist Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Novelist Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a novelist business:

1. Novel Factory ($120K/year)

Katja Kaine, founder of The Novel Factory, came up with the idea for her novel writing software through her passion for writing, entrepreneurial instinct, and background in software. After struggling to keep track of her novel data and finding existing software options confusing, she decided to create her own intuitive and user-friendly solution, which has now reached over 1000 free trial sign-ups and 100 new subscriptions per month.

How much they make: $120K/year
Current team size: 3

How I Created A $60K/Year Software For Novel Writers

"How this founder created a successful novel-writing software now earning over $60k a year through her passion for writing and background in software, growing from just a few sales a month to over 1000 free trial sign-ups and 100 new subscriptions per month."

Revenue

Katja grew the business to $10K/month

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4. WriteExpress

Experts share their best letters to help you succeed

Website traffic: 430K/month

5. hope*writers

We help writers make progress while balancing the art of writing with the business of publishing.

So... can you actually make money with a novelist business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. The Writer

Advice and inspiration for today's writer

Website traffic: 150K/month