I haven't been updating my blog as frequently because I'm furiously working on book 2. Thank God I have family to help with my one year old. I write on the weekdays from 8-3. At 3:00, regardless of how great the writing is going -- I stop. It has been working out well. I get a nice chunk of uninterrupted time and still have plenty of time to play outside with my family afterwards. The weekends are all about family and friends. I could probably finish faster if I made sacrifices, but balance is important to me. I have three children who need as much as I need to write.
Although I love my job, I'm not looking forward to going back to it in September because my writing time will drop to an hour or two a day....and become 5-7am out of necessity. Hard to feel the romance at those hours...lol
Amazon downloads are still over 1,000 a day. I'm at about 120,000 downloads total (B&N, Amazon, Smashwords) since April 21, 2011.
The scariest part of self-pubbing is also one of the best parts....Book 2 is being designed entirely by me. I don't have an editor telling me to add here or take away that.
Sometimes that is frightening...lol
Then I remind myself that all I can do is write the best book I know how to, to write a story that I would like to read, and to pray it finds readers who enjoy the same type of over the top romances I do.
So, I'm still doing some promotion, but not as much. I'll start it up again when I finish Book 2.
I am, however, helping to promote other writers I come across. I have a new appreciation for how much a little boost helps.
So, if you're reading this and would like me to mention you, send me an email at Minouri@aol.com and I'll do my best to get to it in a timely manner :)
Although I love my job, I'm not looking forward to going back to it in September because my writing time will drop to an hour or two a day....and become 5-7am out of necessity. Hard to feel the romance at those hours...lol
Amazon downloads are still over 1,000 a day. I'm at about 120,000 downloads total (B&N, Amazon, Smashwords) since April 21, 2011.
The scariest part of self-pubbing is also one of the best parts....Book 2 is being designed entirely by me. I don't have an editor telling me to add here or take away that.
Sometimes that is frightening...lol
Then I remind myself that all I can do is write the best book I know how to, to write a story that I would like to read, and to pray it finds readers who enjoy the same type of over the top romances I do.
So, I'm still doing some promotion, but not as much. I'll start it up again when I finish Book 2.
I am, however, helping to promote other writers I come across. I have a new appreciation for how much a little boost helps.
So, if you're reading this and would like me to mention you, send me an email at Minouri@aol.com and I'll do my best to get to it in a timely manner :)
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