No Complaints Here






Good morning and welcome to Monday Blogs. Today, we’re going over a subject near and dear to my heart. Doesn’t it bother you when an author gets on social media and complains about everything that has to do with their book? It sure does me, and I’m an author.
One of the hardest lessons I learned as an author is that I’m on display twenty-four hours a day, year round. I can’t have an opinion that might offend someone. To do that means I’ll end up losing sales. My lesson was early in my career, when I was still learning the ropes, and so harsh I literally stayed off social media for days after it happened. That wasn’t good for getting people to notice my books either.
Once I returned to social media, I didn’t apologize for the error I’d made. I didn’t make any reference to it, nor did I fight the lie that had been told about me in order to kill sales of my books. I simply went on as if the episode had never happened. That worked in that I still had sales of my books and was invited to be on a local television interview show to talk about my first book, Softly Say Goodbye. I wasn’t happy the sales weren’t what I thought they should be, but you would have never known that from the way I was in that interview. I maintained a positive, upbeat attitude and never lost a chance to plug my work.
Since that time, I’ve learned to keep my opposing opinions to myself. I’m careful what I post on social media, but I’m at a loss how to explain this to new authors. Every day, I see posts about how slow their book sales are. Should they change the price? Well, I did but only one book sold. Or authors talking about current trends, either for or against them, and being extremely rude in their commentary.
This doesn’t sell your books. Slamming a political candidate, speaking out against what people are protesting only leaves you open to lose fans and sales. Complaining your book isn’t doing well or your publisher is lousy because they won’t make an exception and market your book because it’s the best thing since sliced bread doesn’t win any points either. Your potential fans are turned off by your complaining. They’re walking away in droves. Your actions are worse than the author who posts nothing but “buy my book” links.
I use what I call the kittens and cupcakes approach to social media these days. Keep it upbeat and happy. Connect with potential readers by appealing to funny and happy things they like. When it comes time for them to find a new book, yours may be at the top of their list.


About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they  .

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Published on May 14, 2018 00:00
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