Whoever Came Up With the Idea of Self-Publishing?
I shouldn't complain. After all, the books I've published do a heck of a lot better than plenty of other indie authors. Heck, two of my books have sold way more than a book written by a certain presidential candidate's book has. But, damn, it ain't nearly as easy as I thought it would be.
Since I was ten, I wanted to be an author. Not just any old author, I wanted to be a best selling author. The kind of author that sits around in his underwear, pounding away at the keyboard for a few hours a day, then retreats to a log cabin in the woods. The kind of author that never need worry about paying bills, or saving enough money to take the family to DisneyWorld, or to Maui, or anywhere else in the world.
That kind of author.
So as I start my third year as an indie author, I sit here, pounding away at my keyboard (taking an extended lunch break from my full-time job), fully clothed and wondering how much I can save between now and next year when my family and I hope to have enough money to vacation down in St. John's.
Don't get me wrong, I know I have nothing to complain about. My family has a roof over our heads, two cars (both less than two years old) in our garage. We have money in the bank, medical benefits and we are all happy and healthy.
I have nothing to complain about.
Yet, this indie author thing is really getting to me!
Over the next year or so, I am going to blog about what works, what doesn't work, what sucks and what is great about being an indie author. I will, more than likely, throw in several shameless plugs for my books (like right now: The link to my newest Derek Cole Thriller) and will also talk about some of the books on self publishing as well.
I will also be brutally honest with how my book sales are going, which promotions are working and which have failed and, lastly, I'll also share how many people are actually reading this blog. When I checked the blog hits today, I saw that a whopping total of seven people have visited this site.
Stellar results!
To end this post, I want to share my goals for February. As the month rolls along, I'll give updates to the seven or so people who visit this site.
Feb Goals
Book Sales-250
Free Book Downloads-6,500
KDP Pages Read- 14,500
T Patrick Phelps
Since I was ten, I wanted to be an author. Not just any old author, I wanted to be a best selling author. The kind of author that sits around in his underwear, pounding away at the keyboard for a few hours a day, then retreats to a log cabin in the woods. The kind of author that never need worry about paying bills, or saving enough money to take the family to DisneyWorld, or to Maui, or anywhere else in the world.
That kind of author.
So as I start my third year as an indie author, I sit here, pounding away at my keyboard (taking an extended lunch break from my full-time job), fully clothed and wondering how much I can save between now and next year when my family and I hope to have enough money to vacation down in St. John's.
Don't get me wrong, I know I have nothing to complain about. My family has a roof over our heads, two cars (both less than two years old) in our garage. We have money in the bank, medical benefits and we are all happy and healthy.
I have nothing to complain about.
Yet, this indie author thing is really getting to me!
Over the next year or so, I am going to blog about what works, what doesn't work, what sucks and what is great about being an indie author. I will, more than likely, throw in several shameless plugs for my books (like right now: The link to my newest Derek Cole Thriller) and will also talk about some of the books on self publishing as well.
I will also be brutally honest with how my book sales are going, which promotions are working and which have failed and, lastly, I'll also share how many people are actually reading this blog. When I checked the blog hits today, I saw that a whopping total of seven people have visited this site.
Stellar results!
To end this post, I want to share my goals for February. As the month rolls along, I'll give updates to the seven or so people who visit this site.
Feb Goals
Book Sales-250
Free Book Downloads-6,500
KDP Pages Read- 14,500
T Patrick Phelps
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