A little on the nose? MAYBE.
Reason #3: No One Is Reading It
Here’s a short list of people in my life who haven’t read Spell/Sword.
- My father
- My brother
This Former Secretary of the UN hasn’t even cracked the cover. - My sister in law
- My girlfriend’s parents
- My cousins
- My former roommate
- Neil Gaiman
- President Barack Obama
- Janelle Monae
- Pat Rothfuss
- My Pen Pal in Japan
- 35% of my D&D Group
- Jonathan Franzen [big surprise, there]
- Lev Grossman [he isn’t allowed]
It’s the sad truth of self-publishing. You’re always trying to expand beyond your social circle and break through to new readers, fresh readers, readers who you can’t drive to their house and stand over them while they read it.
And, as is clear, I’m not even getting 100% permeation of my kith and kin.
I’ve made the book an Amazon exclusive for several reason — but one of which is the ability to make it free like this at regular intervals. I’ve never understood why so many self-publishers are nervous about this, becoming over-covetous of the trickle of money you get for each sale. Right now, it’s WAY more important that people read the book than buy the book.
After the initial burst of interest in the book on release, it’s slowly dwindled to a slow, agonizing grind. A book here, a book there., a new review this week, a few stars doled out on Goodreads that week. I’m really hoping that this Free-stravaganza will help get my book out into a wider circle.
Every new -sucker- reader is another win in my book. And FOR my book.
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