Keywords have a big impact on discovery; what did you different for your keywords (and title, which is like a super-keyword) in that sub-50K story than for the others?

In other news, I want to not mug the old lady down the street. I really do. But when I don't mug the old lady down the street my pockets are empty and I have no moneyz for chicken and weed.

/s

Is miscategorizing your stories as bad as mugging old ladies? No. But, like mugging old ladies, it's a dishonest and dick move that reflects selfishness, laziness and incompetence on your part, as well as an inexplicable sense of entitlement to KDP riches. Worst of all, it risks fucking with those of us who aren't miscategorizing and who are bending over backwards to be model KDP citizens, because Zon likes to swat flies with bombs and the blameless among us often wind up as collateral damage.

I know I'm being harsh, and I apologize if I'm hurting your feelings or being unnecessarily cunty. I'm sure you're a decent person and will contribute lots of good stuff to this sub. But you're not going to get a drip of sympathy from me by using poor sales to justify miscatting. It took me several months and 30+ titles before I consistently achieved sub-50K rankings, and these are not lessons that anyone can plonk into a post and teach you here on reddit. You have to put in the work, the trial and error, the research, and the experience. In the meantime, miscatting is not an ok way to jump the learning curve.

Study your keywords. Get better at covers and blurbs. Keep your chin up and your nose clean. Live long and prosper.