Royalty watching... In my case it has nothing to do with whether the prince is going to marry what's-her-name (she's hot, but what IS her name?) in England.
In my case Royalty watching is becoming an unhealthy thing. I want to know if any of my Kindle books, eBooks, paperback, or hardcover books have sold. It's a matter of checking websites and looking at reports.
I fall on the side of optimism every time. I'm not disappointed when the sales figures haven't changed. I look at them and enjoy the little numbers with the hope (knowledge... I'll call it faith) that I'm looking at the small figures of a career in its infancy. I believe in my books. They're good books and with time they'll grow legs and start bringing home the bacon to the guy who's working on the next book.
I think a pessimist in a similar situation would go nuts, and maybe even give up.
Not me. I'm going to do what I do, and that is write. I'm not going to sit idly by and wait for sales--there is a fair amount of marketing that has to happen--but long experience with reports and numbers tells me that staring at reports (though I do cheer when someone buys a book) won't do anything.
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What's the old adage, a watched book never sells?
I know exactly how you feel. I do the same thing when I post a link to a story and then check back and see how many people have read it. I know it's quite different than seeing if you have made a sale, but it does come down to sharing something we have written.
I will be doing the same in two weeks!
"A watched book never sells?" Nah. It, like the proverbial watched pot, will sell. It just seems like it never will.
I get a rush out of a new sale. The times when no copies have sold don't bother me. I won't let that bother me. Call it a personality flaw, but I'll concentrate on being happy when someone buys a copy.
That in no way means I don't wish/hope/pray to find a sudden surge in sales... Every time I look at a report I feel a rush that maybe, just maybe, 100+ copies will have sold. It could happen! It just won't ruin my day when it hasn't happened yet.
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