So, the book is done - warts and all.
Up on Kindle, and now what?
Well, just when you think the work is done, you realize that you have to actually get people to read this thing you've contrived. Amazing, isn't it. People aren't beating a path to your door (or their Amazon account) to grab it while it's hot.
Oh, how I wish it were the case. I wish I could just fire it out the door and have all of these messages clogging up my inbox. Can we interview you? Can you do a 10 city North American tour?
Okay, so I'm taking it in stride. Ironically, on a holiday styled as 'Labour Day', I face the fact that my work has not ended, but just begun - albeit in a different way. Goodbye, writer (for now), and Hello, Master Marketer!
Anyway, I've done a bit - including listing wherever I can, bending ears and imposing on every interpersonal relationship I have, and doing my 5 free days on KDP Select.
Four days in, and Amazon has 'The Barricade Diary' ranked #9 among free downloads for 'Political Thrillers and Suspense'.
Is there a Booker Prize, or a Giller on the horizon? Seriously doubt it, but it does do one thing - it gives me a small bit of positive reinforcement and encouragement.
Enough to tell me that if my labours have just begun, it will be well worth the effort.
Up on Kindle, and now what?
Well, just when you think the work is done, you realize that you have to actually get people to read this thing you've contrived. Amazing, isn't it. People aren't beating a path to your door (or their Amazon account) to grab it while it's hot.
Oh, how I wish it were the case. I wish I could just fire it out the door and have all of these messages clogging up my inbox. Can we interview you? Can you do a 10 city North American tour?
Okay, so I'm taking it in stride. Ironically, on a holiday styled as 'Labour Day', I face the fact that my work has not ended, but just begun - albeit in a different way. Goodbye, writer (for now), and Hello, Master Marketer!
Anyway, I've done a bit - including listing wherever I can, bending ears and imposing on every interpersonal relationship I have, and doing my 5 free days on KDP Select.
Four days in, and Amazon has 'The Barricade Diary' ranked #9 among free downloads for 'Political Thrillers and Suspense'.
Is there a Booker Prize, or a Giller on the horizon? Seriously doubt it, but it does do one thing - it gives me a small bit of positive reinforcement and encouragement.
Enough to tell me that if my labours have just begun, it will be well worth the effort.
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