I made my first sale cash, way before Anita actually went on sale. No, it wasn’t a family member. ;) When I received my second physical proof, it was as perfect as I could see it ever becoming, so I loaned it to a colleague to begin reading over her break.
Two hours later, she was back.
“Oh my God…” She remarked with both shock and excitement. “That was the cleanest dirty book I’ve ever read!”
She was probably referring to the fact that the main character does a stint as a prostitute (like her mother did), but more on that later.
I felt good about her review because she was only the second person to ever read the book in its entirety, the other a great and upcoming author by the name of Joel Benn. Her compliment was enough for me to launch the book’s sale that very night.
It’s been about two weeks now, and I haven’t made ANY electronic sales.
Well, wait… let me check. ……….
As I said, I haven’t made ANY electronic sales. The preview number rises daily, and its up to fifty (minus the ten to fifteen times I went there making sure that things were in the right places). Quite frankly, I’ve got to boost my marketing strategy.
I’m thinking about starting a podcast that will chronicle the issues I discuss in Anita. In addition, I have also gone Twitter, Facebook, Fanstory and of course Blog.
We’ll see how it all works out. In the meantime, I’ll be ordering some copies I can peddle on my own. Availability is a masterful tool in the author’s arsenal.
I’ve got to do something if I’m gonna make any money.
And that’s for real.
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