Week Two As A Published Author

Week two...I did have a few sales which I'm quite grateful for. That happened right after my first blog post about the first week as a brand new author. After that it dropped off.

A couple of interesting notes: I had one person tell me I'd never sell books the way I was marketing. My answer? I'm not so much trying to sell books as I am trying to get my name out there.

The second was a good one - I've been asked to participate on another blog. Details to follow as soon as I have them. I'm in the middle of getting everything together.

The market is over saturated at the moment with authors trying to do the exact same thing I am. The best advice I can give is stick with it and stay at it.

So the wheels are in motion and things, good things are beginning to happen! Stay tuned for week #3!

Mirage Has Been Released - What It's Like

My debut erotic novel, Mirage was finally released last week after many snags in the road. How did it feel for a debut author like me?

Frankly it sucked! Oh don't get me wrong, I was personally excited. I posted, as I had over the months leading up to the release. But in reality when it happened - I could have published a bunch of grade school poems and no one would be the wiser.

Sales: It had been up for pre-order through Smashword for months. Zero sales from that. Since last week I have sold less than a dozen copies...and that's even after lowering the price to $0.99 to entice readers.  I am a newbie and thought people might take a chance on me at that price.

Needless to say my balloon has been popped and I am licking my wounds. Don't count me out. I'm not going anywhere.

Just thought I'd share how it went for me in week one...now lets move past that to week two!