When I submitted Running From Herself to Indie MN, I received a very welcoming email, informing me that my novel was now available through all the state's participating libraries. Nice! And having nothing else to do that wouldn't cost me money, I took advantage of their offer to submit as many of my works to them as I chose. I've so far submitted just three more (probably my three best), but I've gotten no acknowledgement, and now I'm wondering if I'm imposing on them. "Oh, for God's sake; it's her again!"
Well, sorry I don't have just one book, and you invited me in the first place! What's so bad about being prolific? Now I want to upload all my books, just for spite. (I won't.) I suppose I'm just hungering for recognition, and even that "welcome" email was more than I've gotten since I published.
Strangely, though, I somehow sold eleven copies on April 2, and I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out the catalyst for that. I did have an eReader Cafe ninety-nine cent ad, which must have enticed those buyers, because while my BookBub ad was also running that day, I already know that was a colossal bust.
Overall, I've sold 23 copies of Running From Herself ~ again, don't know how, because my individual promotion results aren't adding up to that number ~ but I suppose some of those sales could have come from social media (LOL). I have zero Amazon reviews. For someone who's written a really good novel, I'm pretty much an utter failure.
One thing I did today that had occurred to me before, but fell out of my brain before I could act on it, was to update my blurb to add "Fans of Daisy Jones & the Six will love this deep dive into the inner world of the record business." Never read the book; watched the series, but a little name dropping can't hurt, right?
So, I keep on keeping on. And I'm giving Indie MN a break ~ for today.
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