The Release Day....Reds?
Greetings Liz Fans, Followers, Friends and Foes!
Well, it's rolled around again: The Release Day!
I've been through a few of these now (over 20 of them to be precise). I can track my progression of cynicism in nearly direct proportion to the number of them I have experienced. It never fails to thrill, mind you. Anyone who puts their energy into writing anything, put themselves through round after round of well-needed editing, proofing and what not would be inhuman to not wake up on a date that has been mentally circled on the calendar for so long without a tiny tingle of anticipation.
Your creation has finally seen the light of day. Your hard work will be in the hands of appreciative readers. They will gush. They will write reviews and your stock value in the scheme of things will positively skyrocket up the Amazon charts giving you excuse after excuse for egregious bragging...erm...."self promotional activity."
Well......not always.
The thing I am coming to grips with is that, as an author with Big Goals for Myself, I have to take every release day as simply an opportunity to create more. Which is now how I tend to celebrate. Thanks to my intrepid publicity staff at Tri Destiny Publishing I have well-thought-out and planned book tours. I've written the required posts, answered the requisite questions and the posts are ready to go on their designated days. So I get up, capture the posts, do my facebook/twitter/yahoo group/pinning activiy--the abject begging for attention that is starting to feel a little futile to be honest, but I still do it, if for no other reason than to justify all the time I spent writing, revising, editing, re-writing, re-revising and proofing the damn book.
But instead of calling it the "release day blues" that we have read and written about ad nauseum, I'm dubbing them the Release Day Reds--as in the color of fire, as in the fire in my belly, or under my feet to keep getting better as an author.
Today is release day for MAN ON, book one of a pretty ambitious project called the Black Jack Gentlemen. It has 3 books so far (book 2 releases in a few days so this week promises to be a doozy, emotionally speaking). I have a couple more planned sort of depending on how much traction I get from the first 3. They are NOT traditional romance, but have love stories as part of the plot arc. "Loving soccer" is not a requirement for enjoyment of them either. I've converted a bunch of people about this game including my publisher thanks to these books however, so if that is the case, so much the better.
Thanks are due to a few folks for this day. Of course, first and foremost to my publisher and the team that helps me realize that my first drafts are shit, with a few shining gems of potential, all the way through the final stages when we find whatever word I've chosen to overuse (it varies from book to book with zero logic). And to Stephanie, the gal who finds me places to blab about myself and my books and hopefully reach a few more readers. And to the soccer players who inspire me. OH and the gals at Literati Literature Lovers for organizing the Red Card tour....
Happy Release Day to me!
Buy MAN ON: HERE and HERE. (print is coming soon)
and because I would not be fulfilling my vow to be the biggest self-promotion whore around otherwise....
Well, it's rolled around again: The Release Day!
I've been through a few of these now (over 20 of them to be precise). I can track my progression of cynicism in nearly direct proportion to the number of them I have experienced. It never fails to thrill, mind you. Anyone who puts their energy into writing anything, put themselves through round after round of well-needed editing, proofing and what not would be inhuman to not wake up on a date that has been mentally circled on the calendar for so long without a tiny tingle of anticipation.
Your creation has finally seen the light of day. Your hard work will be in the hands of appreciative readers. They will gush. They will write reviews and your stock value in the scheme of things will positively skyrocket up the Amazon charts giving you excuse after excuse for egregious bragging...erm...."self promotional activity."
Well......not always.
The thing I am coming to grips with is that, as an author with Big Goals for Myself, I have to take every release day as simply an opportunity to create more. Which is now how I tend to celebrate. Thanks to my intrepid publicity staff at Tri Destiny Publishing I have well-thought-out and planned book tours. I've written the required posts, answered the requisite questions and the posts are ready to go on their designated days. So I get up, capture the posts, do my facebook/twitter/yahoo group/pinning activiy--the abject begging for attention that is starting to feel a little futile to be honest, but I still do it, if for no other reason than to justify all the time I spent writing, revising, editing, re-writing, re-revising and proofing the damn book.
But instead of calling it the "release day blues" that we have read and written about ad nauseum, I'm dubbing them the Release Day Reds--as in the color of fire, as in the fire in my belly, or under my feet to keep getting better as an author.
Today is release day for MAN ON, book one of a pretty ambitious project called the Black Jack Gentlemen. It has 3 books so far (book 2 releases in a few days so this week promises to be a doozy, emotionally speaking). I have a couple more planned sort of depending on how much traction I get from the first 3. They are NOT traditional romance, but have love stories as part of the plot arc. "Loving soccer" is not a requirement for enjoyment of them either. I've converted a bunch of people about this game including my publisher thanks to these books however, so if that is the case, so much the better.
Thanks are due to a few folks for this day. Of course, first and foremost to my publisher and the team that helps me realize that my first drafts are shit, with a few shining gems of potential, all the way through the final stages when we find whatever word I've chosen to overuse (it varies from book to book with zero logic). And to Stephanie, the gal who finds me places to blab about myself and my books and hopefully reach a few more readers. And to the soccer players who inspire me. OH and the gals at Literati Literature Lovers for organizing the Red Card tour....Happy Release Day to me!
Buy MAN ON: HERE and HERE. (print is coming soon)
and because I would not be fulfilling my vow to be the biggest self-promotion whore around otherwise....
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