My deepest gratitude to all who have bought the book and read it, thus far. Thanks also to those who have given me positive feedback. It is very encouraging to hear from readers. Too often, a writer spends years on a book only to hear crickets chirping once it is published. It's a lot of work, we love to hear from people who have read the book, especially if it is liked. Reviews help, too, along with giving shout-outs on social media and to your friends. Believe or not, all of this helps with potential sales.
Please remember to shop locally and frequent small businesses in your hometowns. However, please don't get caught up in the craze of boycotting Amazon. Some of us can only be found online, which includes Amazon. We're hard-working business people, too, trying to sell our work. While I won't get into specifics as to the war between Amazon and booksellers (along with traditional publishers), if you boycott Amazon, it hurts us. Perhaps, I'll reserve all that drama for a future post.
Finally, I have to say the following. Self-published = self-produced = independently done.
Independents can include authors, local businesses and bookstores, plus musicians,
singers, actors, movie makers, dance companies, theatre companies (community
theatre, too), museums, visual artists, photographers, etc. If you buy the tickets, goods, CDs,
paintings, photography, go to the shows and concerts, and give the business all
in the name of supporting the indie (or local, or start-up, or unknown), why
not buy the indie book? If you go
to an indie movie or promote an indie musician, do the same for an indie
author. Don’t judge a book by its publisher. Art in any form is subjective…it shouldn’t matter how it
comes to be.
Happy Holidays to all.
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