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Well, it has happened. I often
say if I don't do something to sell my books, I don't sell any. The first two
months of 2018 were so busy I haven't had any special events. No KDP Countdown
Deals, no giveaways of Goodreads, no ads on Fussy Librarian. And, no sales.
Make that FEW sales. Still, not enough
to maintain my average. I had a book signing last week and sold eight books.
That's about average for the three-hour event I do once a month and am trying
to change to twice a month. Book sales on Amazon were eight in January and
three in February. Lowering my overall monthly average to 36.96 because I
haven't done anything.
So, last week I decided to set
aside one day a week for marketing. Thursday seemed best. The first Thursday I
got organized. Made lists of marketing methods I could use. Scheduled all my
books for KDP discounts.
Yesterday, the second Thursday in
my plan to dedicate one day a week to marketing was a complete failure. The
publisher for a book I edited last year wanted to include the first chapter of
book 2 in the series that I’m also editing. And, he wanted it immediately. So I
had to postpone my marketing to finish that job and get my proofreader to look
it over. And that wasn’t all. I am the
secretary for the Diaconate at my church (writers tend to get the writing jobs,
right?) and I needed to finalize the minutes from the last meeting to send out before
the new next meeting.
If that wasn’t enough to keep me
busy, I did some email interviews for a newsletter I publish once a month for
an ecumenical wholeness service. I felt I couldn’t put it off if I wanted to get
the information while it was fresh.
Sounds like a bunch of excuses,
and I suppose writing about it as I’m doing here is another way of putting it
off. But, I don’t think so. I think it is an admission that writers have more
in their lives than the books, blogs, and articles they’re working on. Some of
you also must work for a living. Still, writers tend to find time for writing
because they must.
Now, if I can just find time to sell
my books.
