SUNDAY DINNERS - HOW IT'S GOING SO FAR!
Hello,
So it happened. Sunday Dinners was released yesterday. I had an amazing publication day. So many writers, bloggers, friends, and fans wrote, tweeted, and helped support me. It was a really lovely day and it reminded me once again how wonderful the writing community is. It also reminded how much I love doing what I do. I'm truly lucky to write books for a living.
There is, of course, the other side of things - the very real threat of post publishing day blues. No matter how many books you've written or had published, when those first reviews start coming in it's a terrifying time. The idea that the book you love, spent the last year working, is going out in the world for people to possibly bash is nothing short of horrible. I must have refreshed Amazon about fifty times yesterday and slowly the reviews came in. Luckily, they have all been wonderful. People seem to really love the book so far. The relief is like finishing work the last time before a two week holiday. The weight of pressure is temporarily lifted.
Of course there will be bad reviews down the line. That's par for the course for writers. Some people will really hate what you've done, and that's OK, but at the moment I'm on cloud nine. I know cloud eight, seven, six, five, two and one aren't far away, but it's nice to enjoy these moments when they come along. Sunday Dinners is creeping up the charts (713 at the moment!) and hopefully like my first novel, This Thirtysomething Life, it will keep going and reach the top ten - that's always the dream. But whatever happens, this is all part of the ride. It's ups and downs, massive highs followed by awfully depressing lows. But I wouldn't do anything else.
So if you haven't bought Sunday Dinners yet, please pop over to Amazon and give it a go. Maybe you can help keep this author on cloud nine for just a little bit longer.
Until next time.
Hugs,
Jon X
So it happened. Sunday Dinners was released yesterday. I had an amazing publication day. So many writers, bloggers, friends, and fans wrote, tweeted, and helped support me. It was a really lovely day and it reminded me once again how wonderful the writing community is. It also reminded how much I love doing what I do. I'm truly lucky to write books for a living.
There is, of course, the other side of things - the very real threat of post publishing day blues. No matter how many books you've written or had published, when those first reviews start coming in it's a terrifying time. The idea that the book you love, spent the last year working, is going out in the world for people to possibly bash is nothing short of horrible. I must have refreshed Amazon about fifty times yesterday and slowly the reviews came in. Luckily, they have all been wonderful. People seem to really love the book so far. The relief is like finishing work the last time before a two week holiday. The weight of pressure is temporarily lifted.
Of course there will be bad reviews down the line. That's par for the course for writers. Some people will really hate what you've done, and that's OK, but at the moment I'm on cloud nine. I know cloud eight, seven, six, five, two and one aren't far away, but it's nice to enjoy these moments when they come along. Sunday Dinners is creeping up the charts (713 at the moment!) and hopefully like my first novel, This Thirtysomething Life, it will keep going and reach the top ten - that's always the dream. But whatever happens, this is all part of the ride. It's ups and downs, massive highs followed by awfully depressing lows. But I wouldn't do anything else.
So if you haven't bought Sunday Dinners yet, please pop over to Amazon and give it a go. Maybe you can help keep this author on cloud nine for just a little bit longer.
Until next time.
Hugs,
Jon X
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