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Thanks so much for the article :) I'll definitely give it a read!
Aww Micah, welcome to the club.Yes, the indie author life is challenging. Time is precious and we try to squeeze in writing AND promoting.
Do not expect anything. Just be happy with each book sold.
There are websites that you can see who revuew your genre and how they like to receive your request.
It's a long hard slog.
http://tlclarkauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2...
Darren Hardy has this saying (and I have definitely learned to believe it)..."Success is hard frigging work!"
I actually enjoy most of the activities I do to share my book with the world. I love the creative part of designing ads and even the analytics of targeting them. I enjoy people so the social media aspect is fun (mostly). I've even decided blogging isn't as hard as I thought it would be.
But I really look forward to some of the things to come...book signings, romance conference booths, oh my dear Lord, I want my first book club!!! So these are the thoughts I use to push me forward through the smaller things. Enough small actions will lead to them.
Every time I get paid from BookBaby I invest it all back into marketing. I remember a time when it was being prepped for publishing that we looked at bigger houses or I allowed myself to dream a little on Trip Advisor. But yeah...I don't think that will be the case for quite a while. But I do have faith that one day they will sell far more freely!
Oh...and I totally forgot to post this yesterday! So I keep most of my wardrobe (shoes and clothes) along a wall in my basement laundry room. There is also a fire extinguisher in that area. Apparently the other day while looking for some stuff, my hubby brought it down from a shelf and left it at eye level. Guess what our little boy did yesterday!!!!
Big hug for Alex. May your troubles disappear....
Warm hugs to y'all & Merry Christmas!
Throwing out hugs to everyone who needs them over Christmas/New Year period. This time of year can be hard for some people (been there, done that), so if you are just going to hibernate until it's all over, ((HUGS)) to you.And for those who are going all out in an attempt to wash away the gross aftertaste of 2016, ((HUGS)) for you as well!!
Finally, for those who are all good and happy, excited for Christmas and what the new year will bring, ((HUGS)) for you :-)
Xoxo
Bree
Hugs, joy, peace, and happiness to you all.
Been a while since I've popped onto this thread but wanted to stop by and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and send out some Christmassy hugs!! 
I love this little huggy snowman and even though it is summer in Australia and I'll be having a hot Christmas I'll be making my own little snowman tomorrow with my fake snow!
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday!
Hey. Is it Christmas? It must be. Somebody gave me a frog face toilet seat cover. Bleuch....Happy, merry and hug full
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone else. Hugs for all!
Frog face toilet seat cover??? Hmmm...(*disconcerted noises*)Hope you all had a wonderful festive time.
Alex; good luck. I KNOW how tough that governement money is to get/keep, so all the best with that. I do wish they'd put somebody in charge who actually has the first clue about mental health issues and how to help rather than hinder.
Here's hoping 2017 is happy and healthy for us all (((BIG HUGS)))
Happy Xmas, and I wish you lovely holidays. Hug for all!
I'm going to be honest with you people. The New Year isn't going to be any better than the last (I know. Pessimist! Burn her!)But what I do hope, is that each and every one of you find happiness through the tough times, achieve success with your hard work, and remember to be thankful for all the blessings that come your way--And hug a love one everyday!
Thank-you for being my forum buddies--and good-bye 2016!
HUGSSS!!!
Groovy wrote: "I'm going to be honest with you people. The New Year isn't going to be any better than the last (I know. Pessimist! Burn her!)But what I do hope, is that each and every one of you find happiness ..."
I sure hope it's better! I don't think I've had a tougher year than 2016. In fact, I know I haven't. But yes, all the more reason to hug your loved ones everyday.
As far as professionally, it will probably be more of the same. Lots of work planting seeds and waiting for them to harvest. (No, I don't have a greenhouse, I'm still rambling about writing.) But yeah, I'm sure it will take some time. Good thing for me, I've listened to Les Brown tell the story of the Chinese bamboo tree! If you've never heard it, it's super inspiring:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASAU1...
Thanks again, Groovy! I love your realistic, yet totally positive vibes ;)
**a great big giant hug to you, Alex** I hope you achieve your goals one step at a time. I'm rooting for you.And thank you, Amie. For anything to be worth something, it takes lots of planting and harvesting, right? I'm rooting for you, too:)
**Oh my goodness, I just watched the bamboo tree video. Everyone here should listen to it. It's very inspiring! Thanks for that, Amie:)**
Hugs to everyone who needs one. I love hugs and give a lot of them to people I meet.As to the new year...that positive outlook is something you need to work on...a lot. The way you think is how things will go. Every time I find my thoughts going negative, I mentally slap myself and start a litany of positive thoughts. Remember, what you put out there will come back to you ten fold...so if you are negative....?
For today, think of all the good things about you, your life and the world around you. Be grateful for that roof over your head, the food for you to eat and the ability to see, hear, and feel the beauty around you. Smile. Say thank you, give a hug, a kind word, do something nice for someone....it all adds up.
(Sort of like my boss coming and telling me to start to work early because I'm already here...good things happen with good thought!)
This is the moment when you know you are going to need a LOT of hugs.You get seated at your restaurant table and the waitress says:
'The chef will be along in a minute to explain the menu.'
Aaargh. The temptation to say 'You are okay. I can read.' was almost overwhelming
Wishing everybody a happy and healthy New Year.
I agree, Alex. Give me Burger King, McDonald's, and Subway any day:)!! (When I'm not in the mood to cook)Carole, the same to you:) I already made my sappy speech in message 787, so I won't repeat. But a BIG **Hug** to you!
Those are the best kind, Alex. I wish I had a plate to help you enjoy all the good food! LOL!
Ha ha! I ate Special K for breakfast, an Asian chopped salad for lunch, had 3 glasses of water...all so I could eat one of those yummy tubs of self-serve frozen yogurt and call it dinner.(Hey, baby steps, alright!)
Eurgh! If the chef has to EXPLAIN the food he's doing a poor job!! I actually had a meal in France once where there was a snooty waiter, the kind I thought obly existed in films..."Here we have steak, cooked in blah blah blah..." gesturing with an open palm at the food I could quite clearly distinguish! But it was good.I like fancy restaurant food. Hate the snobbery though.
So, yeah, 2016 is a mixed bag as I tie it up to chuck in the rubbish bin! ;p
Between you and me, it's the lowest sales figures I've had in 3 years!! ;(
I didn't release a new book this year :(
BUT I did release one into my first ever paperback; yay! :)
And I'm over halfway through book 6. yay again :)
And I'm free from work, so I've bought myself some writing time. Triple yay :)
2017? Who knows what it will bring? But I wish you all success and happiness.
(((GOOD LUCK HUGS)))
TL Clark (author of love) wrote: "I'm on day 2 of a Countdown Deal.Yesterday I sold 7 books, which actually had some very positive connotations.
But today I've sold none. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Sweet FA.
I'd even paid for advertising..."
Awww... honey, never give up on your dreams. Everything will work out.
Nothing but positive thoughts and plenty of hugs sent your way :)
After a couple fairly successful months of sales, I am wrapping up my first month of nothing. As I was reading through this thread, I noticed many other authors going through the same thing. While the feeling is incredibly disappointing I want to encourage everyone to press on and remember why we write. The thought of being able to make a living off writing is exciting, but that is not why we write. We write as a way to express ourselves and give others a place to escape, a place to dream, a place to laugh, a place to cry, and a place to belong. If we allow ourselves to be consumed by the obsession of those we have not reached, we will never feel the joy of those we have. Hugs to everyone who can use one right now. Best of luck in the new year. Keep writing!
Welcome to hug fest Erica. :) Yes; we write because we love it.
The success is pressing the publish button; readers and reviews are just icing on a yummy cake. xx
Thanks Debbie. I'm OK. I had a wobble ages ago, but this thread continues on as an arm of support.
So many authors go through these wobbles, and it's nice to have a place to go to where everyone can offer everyone else a shoulder to cry on, a hug and plenty of woofy hugs. :)
So, (((Happy new Year Hugs)))
and a pinch of good luck to you all
xx
How we all doing this fine new year?I'm super excited. Managed to write 6,304 words of book 6 in 2 days!!! Eep!
(((BIG HAPPY HUGS)))
Just hugs all round.Dog has some spare too. Although his are a bit hairy and smelly, and come with 'optional' licks
**Hugs to everyone!** I hope you're all doing well, so far. It's day 5 in the new year.Just finished the cover on my new book through Canva, which is fun. Not only do I save myself $200, but you get the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself!
Anyway, **HUGS**
Doggie hugs are the best Jane!Congrats on the new cover Groovy!
TL congrats on the writing that's a lot of words for two days!
Hugs for everyone!!
(accepts Jane's dog's hairy hugs and licks) xxWell done Groovy.
(((Friday hugs)))
Yay for the weekend xx
You too, TL. Keep us up on your progress. And I hope you're completely healed from your ailment. I've been thinking about you.A big weekend HUG for everyone! Be careful, especially if you live in a cold, snowy state. I almost slid into a ditch today:) LOL!
Aww Groovy that's so sweet! Yeah, pretty much there now thanks. Still get tired quite easily, but I reckon 95% healed. :) I wrote another 4000 words Fri, and a curse yesterday (only a quick little 568 word count as I'm resting over the weekend) ;P
Read an awful lot this week (for me).
I shan't link to my blog here as it's probably against rules, but I do blog my fave books I review. :)
Okay. This is the deal. Dog seems to have a load of spare hugs right now.They are:
A: hairy
B: slobbery
C: smelly
So not unlike any man hugs.
Please help yourselves....
(*yoink*) takes a big, hairy, slobbery, smelly doggle hug :) I need it. I was this close (II) to getting into the biggest UK bookstore. Only to find out although I've achieved one part (with much effort), that there's another stage to complete.
They really don't make it easy for indies!! :(
But hopefully I'll achieve this next bit then I'll finally see my book on an acutal shelf in a bookstore! :)
So nay and yay all at once. I have hope!
Hope you're all having a good staart to the year.
Hope you get through the second stage, TL.You think they make it hard for Indies today. This is nothing compared to how we used to be treated. A lot of us were stoned:)
Groovy wrote: "Hope you get through the second stage, TL.You think they make it hard for Indies today. This is nothing compared to how we used to be treated. A lot of us were stoned:)"
We were Groovy, although a good deal,of that was just what we were smoking.
*leaves hugs and saunters off*
Jane wrote: "Okay. This is the deal. Dog seems to have a load of spare hugs right now.They are:
A: hairy
B: slobbery
C: smelly
So not unlike any man hugs.
Please help yourselves...."
I resemble that remark
Jane wrote: "Groovy wrote: "Hope you get through the second stage, TL.You think they make it hard for Indies today. This is nothing compared to how we used to be treated. A lot of us were stoned:)"
We were G..."
LOL!!!
Keep pressing on, Groovy! You'll be in there in no time ;)
Spooky hugs to all! (Y'know, because Friday the 13th.)
**Hugss** and hang in there.
I read this very encouraging article from the Kindle newsletter about our journey as authors. And in case any of you haven't read it yet, I've included the link:
https://forums.createspace.com/en/com...