Do not check your sales compulsively. Before you know it you're at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookstrand, All Romance, etc. etc. signing in over and over, talking to the screen, YOU MORON, cursing at it, or cheering if you're lucky - and for what? This I promise: it's not making your sales go up any. Really. Stop. Okay? I'm trying to help.
I'm a geek and a writer. I love comic books, classic movie monsters, everlasting love, old pulp fiction and genres outside of the mainstream.
I write under two names. As Theda Black, I write about men in love with other men. I write fairy tales, urban legends and horror under the name of Klaudia Bara.
So true! I used to check Smashwords compulsively, now it's Amazon Kindle Direct (because they don't notify).
ReplyDeleteDon't all of us do this? :)
Gabriella
You're right, I'm sure - we all do it. Compulsive is the perfect word for it. Maybe I'll take up smoking instead (!)
ReplyDeleteHi there! I've tried several times to get in and welcome your new blog but Blogger hates me *sigh*. Maybe this'll work. Great post - especially as I just came over from browsing the self-publish FAQs at Amazon LOL.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, hi! x
from Clare, because Blogger just hates to let me log on from a profile.
It worked!!!!! LMAO
ReplyDeleteClare, look at all the effort you made:) *Hugs you*
ReplyDeleteI will be listing more tips, aka traumas people that self-publish cannot avoid/look forward to, ha.