![]() ![]() The whole day was heartbreaking in more ways than one.īeing a self-published author is a constant uphill battle. Not only that, but after advertising my book, pushing my book signing, and doing everything I was capable of doing, I had three people show up. My grandmother had preceded them both in September. Three days later, she was gone and three weeks after that, we lost my father-in-law to cancer. On Halloween, 2020, as I stood in my friend Stefanie’s shop, ready to sign books, my mother-in-law was being airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital, battling a major stroke. Book fairs and speaking engagements were cancelled, investigations weren’t even possible, Paranormal Georgia Investigations dissolved, and worse? Three people I loved passed away. But, a worldwide pandemic changed all of that. I had scheduled a couple of book fairs, my second book was in the pipeline, and I had planned trips to several different haunted locations to write about in my third book, Confessions of a Future Ghost. The year 2020 was supposed to be a fun, different sort of year for me. Recollections of a Future Ghost was released on my favorite holiday, Halloween. But, I would be lying if I didn’t put out there that a chunk of cash and/or notoriety would have been nice. Granted, it’s not about money, it’s about the art of writing. And, I don’t think I sold enough books to cover my advertising costs. I contacted the local paper, scheduled a big book premiere/signing in conjunction with a ghost tour, did giveaways, advertised on Facebook, Goodreads, and Amazon. When Memoirs of a Future Ghost came out, I did everything I could think of. Writing is actually secondary to marketing, selling, and publicizing my books. As a self-published author, my first job isn’t to write, but to advertise my books. I realize that I’ve been far too quiet for the last few months. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Trying my best to write my first piece of fiction. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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