I need to keep this up more regularly than this. I shall try my best to write every M/W/F (when my daughter goes to pre-school and I actually have some time to myself).
Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing the right thing. Right now, I've hit a marketing hurdle and I really haven't sold many books since July. The royalty for my Sept sales was...$0.75! That means I sold one book online. I did sell about 100 books on my own from the 250 books I've purchased, but it is definitely depressing.
I need to think positively about all of this. If I can come to US without speaking any English, learn the language, get into Berkeley for Mechanical Engineering and graduate, and get where I am by sheer will and hard work, I think I can make this work, too. But my fear is...what if it takes more than hard work? This whole Santa Clara Country library system debacle is a big lesson. I still don't know what I could have done differently and what I did wrong. I just don't know.... I'm supposed to dedicate my M/W/F to marketing Waiting for Appa, but on the days when I have nothing to go on, I should keep working on The Seed Gatherer.
I'm learning that the most difficult thing about self-publishing is that all the contacts must be made on my own without any guidance. After I get through all this and find some measure of success, I'm going to write a book/pamphlet about self-publishing. I might even give it away as a free download if I don't have to worry about money too much.
Still, I have much to be thankful for - my family and the fact that I have the luxury to do this in the first place.
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