Half-full

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From one of my FAVORITE movies ever (Dumb and Dumber):

Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a girl like me ending up together?

Mary: Well, that's pretty difficult to say.

Lloyd: Hit me with it! I've come a long way to see you, Mary. The least you can do is level with me. What are my chances?

Mary: Not good.

Lloyd: You mean not good like 1 out of a 100?

Marry: I'd say more like 1 out of a million.

Lloyd: So you're telling me there's a chance. YEEah!

So this pretty much sums up how I feel about self-publishing. In the vast sea of  books, my book is like throwing a pebble into that sea. I should be worried about how I'll get my book seen among so many, yet, I feel just like Lloyd right now.

YEEah!

Why? Because I'm optimistic.

I've reached all my pre-launch goals.


I had a great launch day where I made some sales that weren't actually friends or family (love you whoever you are!).


My early reviewers left fantastic reviews (thank you all so much!).


My crit partner, Bethany Yeager, wrote this truly amazing blog review (you have my undying gratitude).


I received my first professional review and she said some pretty great things (4 stars!) http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/b....


I sent out like fifty ebooks to reviewers and already ten have promised me reviews within a few months.


Plus, I've got some promotional tools up my sleeve that I'll use in the next few months.

So, I'm trying to think of sales like a swine flu…you infect one person who goes spreading it around to others and you have an outbreak. I'm happy to take this one reader at a time. I'm going to continue with Lloyd's optimism for now, because I think it's much better than looking back and saying,

"I could've been a contender."

(PS remember to join the $20 Amazon gift card giveaway if you haven't already!)