Quick post. I just wanted to show you a chart that proves an old adage that we should all remember. This chart shows downloads of “Tumbler” my first novel, over the last couple of months. Notice the spike over April? What could have caused that? I mean, I’ve been doing a little promoting here and there, but nothing to merit such a consistent rise. So what changed for “Tumbler”?
The answer is that, in April, I started seriously promoting my second novel, “The Hidden Institute”. Promotion for THI actually bled off to help downloads and sales of “Tumbler”. And from what I’m seeing on THI sales, promotion for Tumbler actually helps sell that book too.
As a professional writer, I write for money. I work hard on my writing, to make it as good as it can be. However, as a self-publisher, I also work hard on selling my writing. These are two different aspects of the business, the artist and the publisher. The artist wants to say that a story is an ephemeral thing, born of sweat and inspiration, worthy of telling to kings and scholars. The artist feels that each story is special, precious, and worthy of protecting at all costs.
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