
When it comes to sales, Amazon play some cruel games. Sometimes
they seem to flood through propelling me to the dizzy position of the top two thousand
in the chart. I start checking house prices in Chelsea. Other days some gremlin
in the system means that sales are lost for hours and I watch as my book
plummets thousands of places taking my aspirations with it. Emotional stuff.
Occasionally I Iike to work out how many sales I need a
year to be professional. It’s a pointless activity and time that would be
better spent actually writing. At the current price I need around 40,000. That’s
a lot. But you have to dream big, right? I like to dream big. That’s why every
morning I wake up, roll over and log into Amazon. And I always will. Just in
case. Anyone else?
I try not to! Checking sales figures can drive you crazy. As can uploading to Amazon Kindle. I think one just lets it happen and gets on with life, and as much publicity as possible. Met you on Twitter. I teach, have first book out on AK. Good luck with yours! Teaching and writing is VERY hard work!
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