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Dwayne, Head of Lettuce
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Oct 22, 2016 09:22AM
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Dwayne wrote: "Hugs to dear GG."Thanks Dwayne! <3
NOOOOOooooooo!!!!!!! Somehow I lost contact with this thread!!G.G. - Happy Belated Birthday!!!!! Sorry I missed it!! Huge Hugs!!!!!
Catch Up Hugs to ALL!!!!!
Healing hugs to Jane's brother.Belated birthday hugs to GG.
Big comforty hugs to CB.
I'm so sorry I've been absent.
I've been suffering with Labyrinthitis which has stopped me interacting with online stuff. Been off work.
My suffering really is nothing compared to others. And I'm finally getting betterafter 2 weeks.
(((CATCH UP HUGS)))
Healing Hugs to you, TL!!!
Tks TL and healing hugs to you. Labyrinthitis isn't fun :(
Sue (Rescue Dog Mom) wrote: "NOOOOOooooooo!!!!!!! Somehow I lost contact with this thread!!G.G. - Happy Belated Birthday!!!!! Sorry I missed it!! Huge Hugs!!!!!
Catch Up Hugs to ALL!!!!!"
Tks Sue! I am way behind reading my own email.. let alone threads lol
OK I wasn't as far into heaing as I thought. Still sat on my bum! ;-/ Hugs to all still though (I'm not contagious)
xx
Healing hugs especially for you TL (((((hugs))))) be well!
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*Sending you hugs.* Please feel better.
Healing Hugs to you, TL!!!!I'm with you, Jane!!!
Happy Hugs All Around!!!!!!!
Yay! I need lots of hugs. Feeling sorry for myself ;-/ ((Wednesday hugs))
Healing and Happy Hugs TL and Alex and everyone!!
The-Day-Before-Friday-HugMonday sucks because it signals the end of the weekend, but Thursday sucks as much because it taunts you with the weekend. Like "Hey, you're not quite there yet!"
LOL Thomas!! Happy Hugs!!
Gigronchus squeezin's for anyone who needs that thursday hug!
I'm new here, but hugs to everyone who needs them. I know I do, now and then. **big hugs to all**TL, I'm concerned about you. I hope you're getting better.
Aww thanks Groovy. It's labyrnithitis, so it's nothing too awful. Just taking ages to go away. :-/ Slowly getting there.OK, so boo it's Monday but yay it's Halloween (Samhain to some).
So, spooky hugs and sweeties to you all.
STILL feeling sorry for myself! ;-(Hugs to all.
I hope you're all well and happy xx
Aren't you getting better, TL? Don't feel sorry. Just know we're all here for you, rooting for you. Take a deep breath and think of one thing positive to hold onto (I have to do it everyday, believe me!) Throw yourself into your writing and forget the world, if only for an hour or two.Please get better. Here's a big, giant, huge hug:
**HHUUGGGGGG**
Got an infection of the eyelid. Flipping well hurts.
Hugs are nice. But don't touch the face......
**Hugs**, Jane. Get well soon! Sorry about the eyelid.
**Hugssss**, Alex. And all the best on your promotion tomorrow. Here's to big sales and LOTS of good, diverse reviews!!
Friday hugs for anyone who needs it! I know I will when I'm reaching 10 hours at work later today!
We all have those fears. I went from a steady 3-4 downloads of my free novel a day to zip. I think people might be taking a break from reading, haha. Just keep plugging away at whatever your current project is. The numbers will come back. :)
Thanks for the hugs, Thomas. I'll take a couple today and give some back.Happy Friday Hugs to All!!
I second that! Happy Friday hugs to all!Alex, if writing is what you love, then writing is what you should be doing. You're going to have your up times and you're going to have your down times--it's called, Life! But don't ever have your DOUBT times:)
Hugs, everybody!
Aww I love you guys. I'm so glad the hugs continue even withot my presence. I've still been on enforced rest. I would never have thought I could feel so dizzy for so long. But I think I'm finally starting to get properly better.
Alex; those moments of doubt are why ghis group even exists.
I had a major wobble. We all do sometimes. It's OK. This group understands and offers hugs to help you through.
I took part in an awesome promotion for Indie Author Day. But my sales have slumped back down since. But we keep on going.
Writing is what we love. We do it because our soul finds omfort in it.
If someone finds and enjoys our work then it's a huge bonus but not really why we do it.
Big healing hugs to anyone who needs one.
Hopefully I'll be more active soon.
xx
Hmmm...Sunday roast. :) My hubby made me roast chicken Sunday, with stuffing at that. True love! <3
So; $2.99 is apparently "the sweet spot" so hopefully that'll help.
Also, presuming you're doing it through Amazon KDP, you can run a Countdown deal once in a while.
Try to set an advanced release, so you have a week or two to try and drum up pre-orders, and post like mad on social media.
Then maybe in the new year, or Valentine's Day run a 99c sale?
Good luck.
I'm still signed off work. Snore!
But (((hump day hugs)))
TL, I've been thinking about you. What a good hubby you have. Roast Chicken, my favorite! Hope you're getting better. I suffer from dizzy spells myself. So, I know that's no fun:(I'm almost finished with one of my newest releases. It should be ready by the first of the year. As I'm reading through it, I'm making changes. So what does that mean? It needs a couple of more reads. I know how Alex feels. You have to keep working on those books until all the needed changes are done, and you wish it would be done, already.
Anyway, hugs to everyone!! Rest and get well, TL!
here's a free hug for anyone who needs it! Keep writing!
A hug taken and a hug given on this glorious Thursday!"Ya gotta keep on keepin' on! Right on!", "Life's a garden. Dig it. Make it work for you." - Joe Dirt ;)
I like the quote, Thomas :) We've all made it to Friday. Yippee!
(((FRIDAY HUGS)))
So I recently released a new book. I had it go through three beta readers, who had some issues with it that I fixed, and all declared that it was a good book. But now I feel like I am getting skewered in the reviews! WTF?It really makes me feel awful...
Annabelle wrote: "So I recently released a new book. I had it go through three beta readers, who had some issues with it that I fixed, and all declared that it was a good book. But now I feel like I am getting skewe..."
Better reviews will hopefully be coming soon.
Everyone needs a hug from The Doctor or Amy Pond.
Annabelle wrote: "So I recently released a new book. I had it go through three beta readers, who had some issues with it that I fixed, and all declared that it was a good book. But now I feel like I am getting skewe..."Big hugs to you. It's not easy. I haven't checked your blurb, but could it be misleading in some way so it attracts the wrong crowd?
Thanks, guys. I don't think the issue was that it was the wrong audience. I think one problem is it's about a woman who has an affair, which makes her automatically very unlikable to a lot of people.
Annabelle wrote: "Thanks, guys. I don't think the issue was that it was the wrong audience. I think one problem is it's about a woman who has an affair, which makes her automatically very unlikable to a lot of people."That's true, especially in romance novels. I must admit, I don't like that either but hopefully your readers will be able to look past that.
Annabelle wrote: "Thanks, guys. I don't think the issue was that it was the wrong audience. I think one problem is it's about a woman who has an affair, which makes her automatically very unlikable to a lot of people."The only advice I can give you is to keep doing what you do. Being truthful to yourself is the only way forwards. And reviews are funny beasts, sometimes so-called bad ones generate more readers than five-star beauties
Alexis: I was worried about the story for that reason. Although in this case, I really thought the husband was awful enough that it was justified. But I think in some peoples minds, it's never justified, no matter what. Or maybe I just didn't Make the protagonist likable enough in general.
Annabelle wrote: "Alexis: I was worried about the story for that reason. Although in this case, I really thought the husband was awful enough that it was justified. But I think in some peoples minds, it's never just..."I think you should feel good about trying something new and pushing the envelope. The readers might not like the heroine but they don't seem to have a problem with your writing or the way you tell a story. Therefore, you can easily lure the ones that didn't like this story back with your next book.
