Like a yo-yo

They say women have mood swings. I don't know if it's because I'm a woman or because I'm depressed, but those swings lately are getting worse. As soon as I get up again, another thing hits me. Sigh. I  guess that's life in these hard times of financial distress and whatnot, but it's wearying me out.

One day I meet with a supportive friend and feel better, the day after I encounter unexpected difficulties in this brand new world of publishing – either in Italy or in the US. Makes me want to whine about it, but I won't. Or at least I'll try not to! I know I'm on a new road  and I don't have anyone to "copy from" or follow, so I can only grind my teeth and keep going.

I have been asked by an Italian publisher why don't I go to people like him. I wanted to tell him "What do you offer that I can't do myself?" (considering also he admitted he put out less e-books than me this year). I kept my mouth shut because I know he charges his authors like most small publishers of his caliber… I just said "and let you have a percentage of my royalties?" and changed subject.

I'm currently attending a book fair (link is in Italian, sorry) here in Roma to see if I can figure out how to start my own business, but the first day didn't go well (mood swing again…). I'll update you on Saturday (the book fair is until Sunday, so I might write another post about it next week), as some people I needed to talk to weren't present on the first day (yesterday).

Tomorrow I have a sort of appointment with a publisher/bookseller friend who is a Templars expert to read him bits of my historical novel for accuracy, so I better re-read it and see what it's like after three months of not touching it! Hopefully I'll go up again, excited at the prospect of this story…

I've also been working on the paper versions of most e-books issued in the second half of the year. I was kind of behind with my Lulu account, but hopefully soon you'll have print versions of BoI – Water, Ether and Earth and TSK1 & 2. Back to work…