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So...What am I fretting over this month?
I have plenty to choose from for my anxiety-of-the-month. I'm still revising book three of the Ninja Librarian series, though I'd had hopes that I'd have it ready for beta-readers by the end of April. It's going to take at least another week. And I still don't have a title I like, nor any idea what the cover should look like. Not good.
Then there's the whole marketing thing, or building a platform, or just being visible out there. I had great hopes of making myself known and loved far and wide with extensive visiting during the A to Z Challenge (in which I didn't participate except as a visitor, in hopes of having more time to do that. HA!). That didn't go quite according to plan, and I've been pretty spotty in my appearances on Goodreads, too. I just get too busy and then I'm afraid to poke my nose in around there because there will be so much to catch up on (I know; bad reasoning. The longer I stay away, the farther behind I get).
My on-line sales have been up and down. There was a good initial reaction to a sale price on Death By Ice Cream during the month of May, but that tapered off quickly. And it's been forever since I had an event allowing for local sales. I haven't done my usual local library appearance for the latest release, for a variety of reason that we don't need to go into (I must learn to be pushier!), and haven't been asked to any classrooms this spring.
I recently learned from another Goodreads author that she does sales at craft fairs and farmers' markets and places that I would never have thought of. So my newest resolution is to start looking for events where I can take a table for a low enough price that I can hope to make the money back. We'll see how that goes.
When I finish messing with the Ninja Librarian, there's the third Pismawallops PTA book to finish and revise, and a couple more books are clamoring to be written. I MUST learn to revise more efficiently so I can get on with the many stories that want out!
I guess there are worse problems a writer could have.
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Wow, you have a lot going on. I wish you all the best with all your revising. Busy is great.
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Thanks! I do seem to have a fondness for multiple projects. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised: I also read multiple books at once, and in a similar way: I start a lot, and read around at them until one catches me up and I finish it. Then on to another, etc.
DeleteYou sound busy, but somewhere among the chaos you have a plan, of sorts, and so plans are good. Good luck with the revisions and your betas.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty good at plans. I'm less good at carrying them out. And some serious introversion makes it hard for me to push myself out.
DeleteHa, marketing... It's the bane of all self-pub writers, it seems. I'd love to know more about 'being more pushy'! It's something I need to learn myself, and I'm not even doing half of what do you to get yourself out there.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention that the whole process of getting a book ready after the writing is done always takes longer than you hoped/expected/wished it would. But it sounds like you are on the right track all the same. Just keep going!
Yeah, I keep having delusions about getting two books done in a single year. I would love to have one to publish and one to shop around to the traditional publishers. But I seem to lack the discipline. Perhaps it's because I don't *need* to make any money at it. Hunger does have a way of creating a strong incentive.
DeleteThat makes me feel strangely better...!
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