I finally decided to get my behind busy and write some books. I've been wondering to myself what took me so long to get around to doing something that I have wanted to do since I remember, and it all boils down to the one thing I see and hear so often: FEAR. Fear of failure.
I love that Amazon allows for self-publishing of authored works for Kindle. I probably would never have gotten the courage to send in a manuscript to a traditional publisher. It was hard enough to pluck up the nerve to write and publish a book (now two books) by myself.
I will admit to it being a little scary to publish a book and then wait for someone else to want to read it. I had a little strategy though that I will share with everyone, so maybe it will help someone else. Of course, it still remains to be seen whether or not it will be successful for me, but so far it's bearing some small fruits. I figure I've got to start some where. Here's what my plan was: 1) I would publish my first work, and if it got some attention by accident, that would be great. 2) I would publish my second work, THEN put the first work on sale for FREE for several days, while at the same time using social media (primarily Facebook, because that's the one I deal with the most) to get the word out and get people to read the FREE book, hoping they would then purchase or borrow the second book. Today is the first day that the first book is on Amazon.com for free, but there have already been several copies downloaded for free. I even got a handful of people to buy it before it was free.
Here's a link to the free book, "Mine and Mines: Book 1, Mountain Majesty Series":
http://www.amazon.com/Mine-Mines-1-Mountain-Majesty-ebook/dp/B00JEMXB6A/
I'm so excited, and THANKFUL, for all of those who are supporting me in this endeavor. If you downloaded and are reading my book(s), I am grateful for your support. I hope you are enjoying reading them, and if you have time, please write a review for me on Amazon and/or Goodreads.
I will add more to this blog periodically. Thanks again for the support!
I love that Amazon allows for self-publishing of authored works for Kindle. I probably would never have gotten the courage to send in a manuscript to a traditional publisher. It was hard enough to pluck up the nerve to write and publish a book (now two books) by myself.
I will admit to it being a little scary to publish a book and then wait for someone else to want to read it. I had a little strategy though that I will share with everyone, so maybe it will help someone else. Of course, it still remains to be seen whether or not it will be successful for me, but so far it's bearing some small fruits. I figure I've got to start some where. Here's what my plan was: 1) I would publish my first work, and if it got some attention by accident, that would be great. 2) I would publish my second work, THEN put the first work on sale for FREE for several days, while at the same time using social media (primarily Facebook, because that's the one I deal with the most) to get the word out and get people to read the FREE book, hoping they would then purchase or borrow the second book. Today is the first day that the first book is on Amazon.com for free, but there have already been several copies downloaded for free. I even got a handful of people to buy it before it was free.
Here's a link to the free book, "Mine and Mines: Book 1, Mountain Majesty Series":
http://www.amazon.com/Mine-Mines-1-Mountain-Majesty-ebook/dp/B00JEMXB6A/
I'm so excited, and THANKFUL, for all of those who are supporting me in this endeavor. If you downloaded and are reading my book(s), I am grateful for your support. I hope you are enjoying reading them, and if you have time, please write a review for me on Amazon and/or Goodreads.
I will add more to this blog periodically. Thanks again for the support!
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