Less Than Random Thoughts From a Science Fiction Author and Generally Good Guy [ Fawkes ]

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Okay, Label Me Shallow













So I get a little discouraged from time-to-time. One minute I'm up up up, the next, down down. I have recently reviewed the stats for all 3 of my Podiobooks : ( No recent downloads! I am selling a few ebooks, but not like, you know, a whole-heck-of-a-lot. The problem is advertising/getting the word out. The internet is great for getting stuff out there, but it is very hard to stand out. I try to think of ways to expose myself ( no, man, you have a perverted mind. I like that, but still, try and stay focused here ) and read others' strategies, but it is hard, approaching impossible. I'm also discouraged to see material which is somewhat or significantly inferior to mine garnering buzz or (alleged) sales. Okay, I'm shallow, like I said, call me petty, but there it is.
Not like I'm going to give-up, and I do have longer-term plans to push on, but, as Pepe Le Pue used to say, "Le sigh!"
Hence the two photos, Mighty Mouse and discouraged little me - yin and yang - Laurel and Hardy - fight and flight.
Hopefully I'll get my second proof of TPN this week and it will be a final, and then I can proceed. Don't cry for me, Argentina, but do raise a glass and toast to my publishing success. I know it's awkward of me to ask, poor taste probably, but, again, there it is ; )
Please check-out the teaser R.E. Chambliss posted for her sequel-in-progress to Dreaming of Deliverance, which was a true gem (the book, not the teaser, boy-oh-boy, are you full of spit and vinegar tonight!) http://reneewrite.blogspot.com/

Have a blessed day, a far-out tomorrow, and one kick-ass of a 2011........

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