Lisa, I needed this. I honestly needed this. I mean, just a couple of days, someone bought my book from Australia and I was trying to recall if I’d ever sold there before. The joy of having new sales beyond your usual ends is awesomazing.
Yet… it’s expensive to be an indie author. It’s expensive to send mails, to reprint, to make new covers, to copyedit (as a copy editor myself), etc.
I just need to be traditionally published. But now I’m wondering if I’ve even been trying hard enough.
You’re an amazing person, Lisa. I hope you get your heart’s desires. 🧡✨
Aw, back at you, Salvin! And huge congrats on the sale in Australia! 🎉
It’s awful—thinking, “am I trying hard enough?” You are. WE are. It’s just the trad road is built on a crazy system that worked once upon a time. What’s really giving me hope is that I now see there are some other options out there. I think it comes down to “goals.” Once you (and I mean we) figures out the goal, the road becomes clear! So we march on 👏🏻
What’s the longest you’ve waited after a query or partial request? I'm curious.
Lisa, I needed this. I honestly needed this. I mean, just a couple of days, someone bought my book from Australia and I was trying to recall if I’d ever sold there before. The joy of having new sales beyond your usual ends is awesomazing.
Yet… it’s expensive to be an indie author. It’s expensive to send mails, to reprint, to make new covers, to copyedit (as a copy editor myself), etc.
I just need to be traditionally published. But now I’m wondering if I’ve even been trying hard enough.
You’re an amazing person, Lisa. I hope you get your heart’s desires. 🧡✨
Aw, back at you, Salvin! And huge congrats on the sale in Australia! 🎉
It’s awful—thinking, “am I trying hard enough?” You are. WE are. It’s just the trad road is built on a crazy system that worked once upon a time. What’s really giving me hope is that I now see there are some other options out there. I think it comes down to “goals.” Once you (and I mean we) figures out the goal, the road becomes clear! So we march on 👏🏻
Truly, the first step to solving a problem is identifying it. 🧡✨