Lindy Zart's Blog, page 2
May 18, 2014
Authors...*sigh*
Here's the thing about writers: We all think we're going to write this amazing bestseller that will make us famous and we'll have all these instant fans, and let's not forget the money, and we'll just be able to leisurely type up stories for the rest of our lives in complete stability without worrying about finances, whether or not future books will do well (because they WILL) and everyone will love us. The reviews will prove that. They'll all be five stars!
So, yeah, there's THAT.
Then we actually publish a book and realize we were so, so wrong. Although, it would appear some authors DO get that first published book that's a bestseller, and they probably DO end up with a gazillion fans who will buy anything that has their name on it (even ketchup packets), and have months, maybe years, of outstanding sales to give them their monetary stability.
Then there's the rest of us.
We write a book. We think the world will love it. The world might very well love it, but if the world doesn't know about it, they can't decide whether or not they love it, right? Promoting is MAJOR for authors. I mean, every hour of the day-crazy-blood-shot eyes-caffeine-high-can't eat-can't sleep-snap at anyone and everything that tries to pull you away from contacting people about your book-major. Not that I would know.
Anyway.
Here we are, with this book that took months to write, that consumed our every thought, that haunted us and would not relent until we were fanatically typing it out, that made us cry, and laugh. This book that forced us to think about things we'd rather not, and not only that, but write them down for all the world to see (if they, ya know, were to know about the book). This book that spoke to us, changed us, opened our eyes, made us look into our souls and reflect what we saw with our words. This book that stole our emotions from us and put them down on paper in the form of letters arranged into words, arranged into sentences, arranged into a story.
Unread by most, loved by some.
It's sort of disheartening. So why do we keep writing? When every other thought is a self-doubt, when we have days or months of depressing sales, when we self-promote our brains out (literally. I'm like a zombie some days), and feel that we are getting absolutely NOWHERE. When we have days where we think we're shit, our work is shit, and that anything we ever produce will continue to be shit.
Well, obviously we're insane. But we also love what we do.
I guess that's why we continue with our dreams. Because if we don't, then we're just masochistic. There has to be a reason for it all, right? Why continue to put ourselves out there only to be shot down? Writing isn't just something we can stop. It's in us, it's a part of us. It doesn't go away, not really. So we write, and we dream, and maybe someday, we even get our dream.
WRITE ON.
Lindy
So, yeah, there's THAT.
Then we actually publish a book and realize we were so, so wrong. Although, it would appear some authors DO get that first published book that's a bestseller, and they probably DO end up with a gazillion fans who will buy anything that has their name on it (even ketchup packets), and have months, maybe years, of outstanding sales to give them their monetary stability.
Then there's the rest of us.
We write a book. We think the world will love it. The world might very well love it, but if the world doesn't know about it, they can't decide whether or not they love it, right? Promoting is MAJOR for authors. I mean, every hour of the day-crazy-blood-shot eyes-caffeine-high-can't eat-can't sleep-snap at anyone and everything that tries to pull you away from contacting people about your book-major. Not that I would know.
Anyway.
Here we are, with this book that took months to write, that consumed our every thought, that haunted us and would not relent until we were fanatically typing it out, that made us cry, and laugh. This book that forced us to think about things we'd rather not, and not only that, but write them down for all the world to see (if they, ya know, were to know about the book). This book that spoke to us, changed us, opened our eyes, made us look into our souls and reflect what we saw with our words. This book that stole our emotions from us and put them down on paper in the form of letters arranged into words, arranged into sentences, arranged into a story.
Unread by most, loved by some.
It's sort of disheartening. So why do we keep writing? When every other thought is a self-doubt, when we have days or months of depressing sales, when we self-promote our brains out (literally. I'm like a zombie some days), and feel that we are getting absolutely NOWHERE. When we have days where we think we're shit, our work is shit, and that anything we ever produce will continue to be shit.
Well, obviously we're insane. But we also love what we do.
I guess that's why we continue with our dreams. Because if we don't, then we're just masochistic. There has to be a reason for it all, right? Why continue to put ourselves out there only to be shot down? Writing isn't just something we can stop. It's in us, it's a part of us. It doesn't go away, not really. So we write, and we dream, and maybe someday, we even get our dream.
WRITE ON.
Lindy
May 17, 2014
***SALE***
If you have read Take Care, Sara and would recommend others to read it, now is your chance! If you haven't read it, now is also your chance! The eBook version is $1.99 in celebration of its one year anniversary. This will go on for at least the next two to four weeks. Link is posted below, along with some teasers and reviews.
http://amzn.to/1iQH4hC
Amazon review: This book depressed me. Shame on me for not checking reviews before I read it because I should know better by now, and I went into it unprepared. I knew it wasn't a light read but that it would make me cry throughout... I didn't expect that.
Amazon review: Elegantly written!! Like poetry on a page. Fabulous!
Amazon review: This is a book that needs to be read, the language so true that I found myself going back to read dialogue just to imagine how it sounded. This book would get six stars of that were possible!
Amazon review: This story is written beautifully! It has opened my heart and eyes to the world around me. Thank you!
Amazon review: I read somewhere that a good author is one who can make you connect with a story and make you feel the emotions of a character(s) with their writing. I gave this book 5 stars for that reason.
Take Care, Sara
http://amzn.to/1iQH4hC
Amazon review: This book depressed me. Shame on me for not checking reviews before I read it because I should know better by now, and I went into it unprepared. I knew it wasn't a light read but that it would make me cry throughout... I didn't expect that.
Amazon review: Elegantly written!! Like poetry on a page. Fabulous!
Amazon review: This is a book that needs to be read, the language so true that I found myself going back to read dialogue just to imagine how it sounded. This book would get six stars of that were possible!
Amazon review: This story is written beautifully! It has opened my heart and eyes to the world around me. Thank you!
Amazon review: I read somewhere that a good author is one who can make you connect with a story and make you feel the emotions of a character(s) with their writing. I gave this book 5 stars for that reason.
Take Care, Sara
March 13, 2014
I have something to tell you!
Complete is being released a day early! I actually already hit publish so it should be available within the next twelve hours. Woo hoo!
For everyone that loved Incomplete and couldn't wait to read the conclusion of Grayson and Lily's story: IT'S HERE. Complete is told by Lily and moves forward in time two years.
The thing I like the most about this two-book series is that it is extremely emotional and angst-ridden; as are young adults. When you're young, you feel everything a hundred times more deeply than when you're older. Everything means more. Everything; good or bad, hits you harder. At least, with me it did.
And wouldn't it be wonderful if first loves could be only loves? If that sick, giddy, impossible feeling you get when you fall in love for the first time, could be what you feel for the rest of your life? Lily and Grayson are the kind of couple that could have that, I think.
Enjoy!
For everyone that loved Incomplete and couldn't wait to read the conclusion of Grayson and Lily's story: IT'S HERE. Complete is told by Lily and moves forward in time two years.
The thing I like the most about this two-book series is that it is extremely emotional and angst-ridden; as are young adults. When you're young, you feel everything a hundred times more deeply than when you're older. Everything means more. Everything; good or bad, hits you harder. At least, with me it did.
And wouldn't it be wonderful if first loves could be only loves? If that sick, giddy, impossible feeling you get when you fall in love for the first time, could be what you feel for the rest of your life? Lily and Grayson are the kind of couple that could have that, I think.
Enjoy!
February 14, 2014
February 1, 2014
Unremarkable Blog Tour
To celebrate the blog tour for the second book in the YA sci-fi Anything But series, there is a rafflecopter giveaway on my blog and the eBook versions of Ordinary and Unremarkable are 99 cents on Amazon. Enjoy!
GIVEAWAY: http://lindyzartauthor.blogspot.com/2...
Amazon Links:
Ordinary: http://bit.ly/1lr5tgu
Unremarkable: http://bit.ly/1fvFeR1
GIVEAWAY: http://lindyzartauthor.blogspot.com/2...
Amazon Links:
Ordinary: http://bit.ly/1lr5tgu
Unremarkable: http://bit.ly/1fvFeR1
November 12, 2013
Ebooks on sale Nov 15 - 30
To celebrate it being a year since I self-published my first book and a year since my facebook page has been up, I will be having all of my ebooks through www.amazon.com on sale from November 15th through November 30th. If you haven't read something of mine and would like to, this will be the time to stock up on my books!
September 3, 2013
Please Vote For Take Care, Sara!
Take Care, Sara has been nominated for Best Overall Indie through Novel Grounds. Please cast your vote and share about it too! Voting ends on September 15th.
http://novelgrounds.com/lit-awards/
http://novelgrounds.com/lit-awards/
June 21, 2013
Take Care, Sara
Take Care, Sara is now available on Barnes and Noble, Kobo, iTunes, Apple, and anywhere else I have forgotten. 99 cents until July 1st.
May 31, 2013
Take Care, Sara early release!
Take Care, Sara has been released about a week earlier than I anticipated. The ebook is currently available for 99 cents on all online sites. Check out my facebook author page to find ongoing events and giveaways going on with its release.
May 13, 2013
Events!
Lots of "stuff" coming up soon, and all involving Take Care, Sara! May 18th is the cover reveal, June 1 - 14 is the blog tour, with June 6th as the release date! There will ALSO be a release day party for Take Care, Sara on June 6th. Phew! I am SO glad Melissa and Lana from Girls *Heart* Books are overseeing all of these events because, really, I'm not woman enough to keep them all straight. They're doing a FANTASTIC job so far! Check out the events on facebook and soon-to-be listed blogs. Peace out.
