Ron Baird's Blog - Posts Tagged "-c-j-box"
This surprises me somewhat but almost all the (unsolicited) feedback I've gotten on Black Wind has come from guys: generally of the nature of "I couldn't put it down. A real page turner."
I say surprise because most of the unsolicited feedback I got on Dark Angel was from women. Their main question was, "Is Cassie coming back in the sequel?" From guys, it was, "This just sounds so much like you I have a hard time believing it's fiction (murder aside, I'm hoping). My favorite feedback came from a guy, however, who said he didn't want to finish the story because he liked the characters--whom he described as old friends-- so much.
For me, that IS the litmus test; books like that are the ones I like the best.
I only count unsolicited feedback, like someone calls me out of the blue, sends me a surprise email or stops me in the yard. I NEVER ask someone how they liked the book.
Sales: well who knows? Amazon has been selling a lot. But I only make 30 cents a copy. But I didn't write the book to make money. I wrote it for people to read. In the absence of any local publicity, it's hard to get a handle on sales. If I break even, I'm happy.
Things are looking up greatly with Sandi Ault's endorsement and my being included in Sandi's Favorite New Authors section in her monthly newsletter. Sandi won a special Mary Higgins Clark special Edgar award for Wild Indigo.
Having 2 Edgar award winners in my corner is certainly a plus, and I'm going to buy either Google or Facebook click adds to promote the book now that my new website can sell books. The Internet is IT for marketing.
So for now, I'm giving the book a B+.
I say surprise because most of the unsolicited feedback I got on Dark Angel was from women. Their main question was, "Is Cassie coming back in the sequel?" From guys, it was, "This just sounds so much like you I have a hard time believing it's fiction (murder aside, I'm hoping). My favorite feedback came from a guy, however, who said he didn't want to finish the story because he liked the characters--whom he described as old friends-- so much.
For me, that IS the litmus test; books like that are the ones I like the best.
I only count unsolicited feedback, like someone calls me out of the blue, sends me a surprise email or stops me in the yard. I NEVER ask someone how they liked the book.
Sales: well who knows? Amazon has been selling a lot. But I only make 30 cents a copy. But I didn't write the book to make money. I wrote it for people to read. In the absence of any local publicity, it's hard to get a handle on sales. If I break even, I'm happy.
Things are looking up greatly with Sandi Ault's endorsement and my being included in Sandi's Favorite New Authors section in her monthly newsletter. Sandi won a special Mary Higgins Clark special Edgar award for Wild Indigo.
Having 2 Edgar award winners in my corner is certainly a plus, and I'm going to buy either Google or Facebook click adds to promote the book now that my new website can sell books. The Internet is IT for marketing.
So for now, I'm giving the book a B+.
