I think you know by now that I write about psychotherapy, theology and writer’s corner. I also like to post anything of interest especially if it affects people. Then again I may write just about anything. I am taking a hiatus, as I recharge and decide what I want to be doing. My focus will be spending more time selling my books and also if that is what I want to be doing.
I believe there are 6000 new books published each day and trying to stand out can be difficult. I also lack patience and so navigating everything is not a problem but waiting is not my forte. I do have more time to attend webinars and tonight I plan to attend another Toronto Sister’s In Crime. That is what I recommend writers to do - join an association. I want to explore more venues where I can sign and sell books and I also want to have more time to read and attend fun things. I am playful by nature and that is not always acceptable, but I have obviously held professional positions where caring for people and their safety was always paramount. Being playful and having a sense of humour in my opinion is very beneficial. We need balance and we need to appreciate nature. I am sometimes asked at book fairs if I have done any research on my books and I usually say no. Then the person grins and walks away. But what I have thought about is usually when someone asks me that, they don’t really know what research entails. When I attend writing webinars as an author, there are many professionals who speak about their work experiences so it many benefit our writing. I have attended a few of them though I haven’t used any in my books. I have been writing stories since I was a child. I always wrote for fun and it was a seventh grade substitute teacher who in front of the entire class called me a cheater and declared that there was no possibility I could have written my short story, he had asked the class to write. In front of the entire class, I responded that I did indeed write the story and that he should ask my mother because I wrote it on the kitchen table where she was usually cooking or baking and telling me how wonderful my writing was. She was always my biggest cheerleader. That English teacher, I recall to this day. He had lots of red hair, red freckles and a red face. He was tall, medium built and I don’t believe he ever smiled. He had this stern look on his face and his lips were always pursed shut and it appeared that a crow bar would be required to open that mouth. When he did, it was never pleasant. I think that the first day he entered our class (our class was brutal to substitute teachers) he stopped in front of a youth who was almost as tall as him, he removed his gloves and slapped both sides of the boy's face with his gloves. I never did like teachers and why would I when they behaved like that? That is the creature who told me that I did not write my stories, that I could not. These people should never teach children. In those days teachers didn’t require the same level of education as they do now and that is a good thing.
With the book I am writing now it will have the same idea of murders. I like killing people (it’s fun) JUST JOKING PEOPLE. I ONLY KILL PEOPLE IN MY BOOKS AND I DO NOT HAVE FUN. DO I? I'll have to think about that. My sibling gave me a coffee cup at Christmas which shouts out to be careful or they will be in my next book. I just may do that. This time the protagonist is not a police person but a psychotherapist and so that should make my three fans happy. In one Sister’s of Crime webinar we were told to think of our readers when advertising. I don’t actually advertise except for what I am doing here. I post on my blog, facebook, Twitter X, and Linked In. Feel free to follow me on Facebook, but I don’t accept “friends” for security reasons. On Linkedin I accept everyone and have to start from scratch on my site. In this blog, I place everything and then I decide where else to share it. I want to examine how to expand in social media without spending the money. I have two web sites right now and have to decide which one I will be giving up. I have Go Daddy (American) and Shopify (Canadian) but prefer Go Daddy. Shopify charges me in American dollars and are expensive. Go Daddy charges me in Canadian. I have to think about this and perhaps explore other sites as I am now placing myself on a budget. With one writers event, the author was making 60,000 a year but spending thirty thousand. Me don’t want to do that. Nope, no sireeeeee. Going back to my readers - I am supposed to think about them when I advertise. Well, I do have many people reading my blogs, from all over the world. Thank you. I can see the blogs that are read, and the amount of people from each country but it isn’t specific. That’s ok. During the webinar, we were told to price our books. Mine are priced. We were also informed that the cover is important and should be reflective of what is inside. I think mine are ok. Hey Guy Buy Me is still my best seller. Both men and women like it, but I now sell it mostly for 5.00 at events and if people buy all my books, I throw it in for fun. The Internet Murders with the City of Toronto picture on the cover is a given. For Love of Country Military Policewoman - yup. Ok. Ominous - my favourite. Well, you tell me. I usually have my readers return to me and give me their opinions. Some men have really gotten rabid mad, reading Hey Guy Buy Me and I tell the women, if they get mad, perhaps it is time to drop them. Other men, who are secure with themselves, love it. We were told at the webinar that the cover must look like the genre - titles can confuse readers. We should have the correct title and series name and proper covers.
That is all for this week. I am still going through my home, deciding what is to go and stay. My books are now all gone. I have donated everything and just kept what I haven’t read and copies of my own books of course. My office is gone. My Desk is my new TV Stand. My old TV stand will be going on the front lawn for someone to pick up. I am slowly getting there. Real estate agents are starting to annoy me again and I don’t think I will be listing any time soon, because the housing market has fallen to a low time low. So, it is a waiting game now. My eye is still on Niagara Falls. For any real estate agents out there, you know the expression, “Don’t call me. I’ll call you”. However, I will look at offers but will not sign a contract at this time. My lawyer can look over the offer. Bye bye for now. If you want to buy my books, please do so at silvaredigonda.myshopify.com or if there is any difficulty let me know and I will mail it out to you regardless of where you are in the world. Have a nice weekend. We are still expecting some snow and lots of rain so though I opened the windows today, the patio is still off limits. Take care. What do you think?
No comments:
Post a Comment