Anyone else ever feel overwhelmed?
I am sitting here staring at the immense amount of e-mails received over the weekend and so much is just so overwhelming. I am trying to figure out what I should be doing to help market my books, but my brain is in revolt!
I stare at all the 'how to's' and 'if you follow this instruction your book will sell's' and 'guide's to's' and I feel as if my head will explode.
There is so much information out there, so who do I trust? I have done what has been asked of me. I have joined various free sites to promote my books. I have networked my arse off and thankfully met hundreds of really fabulous people, yet people are still not reviewing my books as promised, even when I've done theirs as promised, hits to my blog is limited to around 100-200 if I'm lucky (and a great big thank you to anyone who does make the effort to look into my life, I love you xxx)
What I am saying is, I have followed every rule and still book sales are disappointing. I ask you, what does it take?
No one leaves opinions or comments on my blogs, but I ask again, what does it take?
Oh I know I sound full of self pity and perhaps I am self indulging just a tad, but surely every author on their path is allowed at least one moment of 'What the hell am I doing this for???!'
So, why am I?
I love it.
Bottom line is that. I love writing the stories in my head and seeing where the characters come from and creating their world.
I love hearing from people who have read my books and listening to their words of approval and dismay that the next book isn't out yet. I even like hearing the opinions and constructive criticism so I can make my stories better.
I love that one of my book - my first no less, won an award.
I love that 'Echoes' is being re-launched by an American publisher on October 24th and it's the beginning of another adventure seeing where this leads with someone who knows the world of publishing and marketing.
So, please look at my other blogs and leave opinions of my snippets from my next two novels. Please engage with me, I feel so alone on this blog! It's like I write this diary for myself and then see people have also glanced at it and I say 'WOW!' so leave me a 'yay' if you've read this so I know I'm not alone.
Love and light to you all out there.
P.J Roscoe
http://www.pjroscoe.co.uk
P.J Roscoe
I stare at all the 'how to's' and 'if you follow this instruction your book will sell's' and 'guide's to's' and I feel as if my head will explode.
There is so much information out there, so who do I trust? I have done what has been asked of me. I have joined various free sites to promote my books. I have networked my arse off and thankfully met hundreds of really fabulous people, yet people are still not reviewing my books as promised, even when I've done theirs as promised, hits to my blog is limited to around 100-200 if I'm lucky (and a great big thank you to anyone who does make the effort to look into my life, I love you xxx)
What I am saying is, I have followed every rule and still book sales are disappointing. I ask you, what does it take?
No one leaves opinions or comments on my blogs, but I ask again, what does it take?
Oh I know I sound full of self pity and perhaps I am self indulging just a tad, but surely every author on their path is allowed at least one moment of 'What the hell am I doing this for???!'
So, why am I?
I love it.
Bottom line is that. I love writing the stories in my head and seeing where the characters come from and creating their world.
I love hearing from people who have read my books and listening to their words of approval and dismay that the next book isn't out yet. I even like hearing the opinions and constructive criticism so I can make my stories better.
I love that one of my book - my first no less, won an award.
I love that 'Echoes' is being re-launched by an American publisher on October 24th and it's the beginning of another adventure seeing where this leads with someone who knows the world of publishing and marketing.
So, please look at my other blogs and leave opinions of my snippets from my next two novels. Please engage with me, I feel so alone on this blog! It's like I write this diary for myself and then see people have also glanced at it and I say 'WOW!' so leave me a 'yay' if you've read this so I know I'm not alone.
Love and light to you all out there.
P.J Roscoe
http://www.pjroscoe.co.uk
P.J Roscoe
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