Interminable waiting

Hello everyone.

I haven't posted anything on this site because I didn't have much to say. I'm still waiting for a review of Five Stones from Kirkus Review Indie. I'm crossing my fingers and toes, but who knows.... Good or bad, I think I've got nothing to lose because I'll have an objective assessment of my writing. Hopefully, it'll point me in the right direction.

While I'm waiting for the review, I've been searching for articles on how independent e-book authors have found success on Amazon, specifically.

So far, what I've found is this.
1. Get your manuscript as polished as possible.
2. Have at least one other person read it and get feedback (now, I'm not sure if feedback means grammar or content).
3. Find the sweet spot for pricing the book and sell, but don't be shy about playing around with the price points. The sweet spot seems to be $0.99 in US and 99p in UK.
4. PR and marketing are mentioned in the articles, but none of them goes into specifics. If I find any examples, I'll post them here.

I've got more articles read, and I'll share what else I find soon.

This is one thing I promise - if I ever make it (earning some modicum of actual income), I'll post the steps I took. A couple of friends and I had a good laugh over the tax return I had to file on my "income."

Keep on writing.

 

PS - I really like this photo, but I can't decide whether I'm the ocean or the rock in the middle.