The reason why I and any other author should write

Today I thought I'd share a thought with you guys. After a total of 3 grueling years of writing, rewriting, editing I can honestly say how accomplished I feel about finishing this book because it wasn't easy at all. Furthermore after the book has been published I now fully understand how hard it is to get people to notice it.
The process is hard enough for traditionally published authors because they face another set of obstacles, but independant authors have a whole set of different obstacles. It's hard to get noticed and sell your work, but I see so many indie artists on Twitter going as far as only following fellow authors to gain a bigger following for themselves. After I follow them back after finding them interesting myself or simply to support them as a fellow indie artists, I find that they did not follow me because they found me interesting. They just wanted me to buy their book or fund their projects!
Now I know they wouldn't do the same for me because I literally asked them if they would and I got a silent no. One guy even had the balls to lie to me saying he'd check out my book as well and I know he didn't. I thought his works looked interesting and would have bought a copy had he not have messaged me in the first place!
So here and now I will assure you that I will NEVER do that because that's a big turn off for me as well. Yes I want to share my stories with others, but I do not want to shove it down their throats like all of these other indie artists do. The mere possibility of becoming a bestseller (which only happens to like 1% of published authors) should not be the sole reason of all the time, blood, sweat, and tears it takes to write a book.
I knew all of this when I got the idea to write the book. All I simply want to do is share a story with the people that I know will appreciate it even if it's only a tiny handful of people. Four people have told me that they've truly enjoyed the book and that was enough for me to know that my job was done.
I've been reading since I was a lonely introvert in grade school. I found countless books to get lost in, and I didn't care about who the author was. I only cared about the story, and read without the knowledge of the big publishers or who the top bestselling authors were. The only thing that drew me to a book was the cover. That's all I cared about and that's what I want for you guys.
You don't have to care about who I am, you only need to care about the story. That's enough gratification for me. The mere fact that this book is out there not just on amazon but on so many other online booksellers, and seeing that someone could buy something I took the time to write from Half Priced Books is just amazing. Even if only 1 person buys it because the cover looks intriging to them then thats all the gratification I need.
This is the reason that this page is called Perryville, Ohio and not R.A. Horn's or Renae's author page like so many other authors have. This page is not about me. It's about the book series Perryville, Ohio. Nothing more, and I'm thankful for the small community of followers this page already has.
Some of you know or have known me personally. Some of you have seen the ads I tried running on Facebook (which is complete shit), or have participated in discussions on some of these awesome horror groups out there with me. Whether or not you have read the first book that's out or if the artwork in this page has captured your attention, I know that something drew you to this page. Whatever it is I will keep doing it and will keep trying to get better at it.
For those who have or are reading the book, I hope you enjoyed it. Yes I would love all of you to read it and enjoy it, and the reason that I made it so cheap for the paperback and Kindle version is so that it can be accessible to anyone without burning a hole in their pockets. If you haven't or never will that's okay, but I will keep talking about the story whether through blogs like this or artwork because that's what this page is for. If you decide to read it when I can make it free again in May on kindle, thats fine by me. Well I've said enough. Thanks for taking the time to read this everybody. Talk to you again soon.