tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post9156442877720683753..comments2023-09-20T09:08:24.505+01:00Comments on Remember It's the Future: A Year and a (few) Day(s)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677076598470332030noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-40396548957260706662012-04-23T20:18:27.679+01:002012-04-23T20:18:27.679+01:00The question is whether or not you're good at ...The question is whether or not you're good at working Twitter. I don't have a smartphone and don't socialize well. That's a personal fault, and one that social networks can't solve.<br /><br />Fortunately, there are other ways to sell your books. You can concentrate locally, building relationships with booksellers and local media. You can give talks. You can write posts that draw people searching for certain subjects to your site. And if you have enough books available for the Kindle and other sites, a steady revenue flow certainly helps tide you over until the next big thing happens.Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-80005425428478310032012-04-20T18:11:27.466+01:002012-04-20T18:11:27.466+01:00I agree completely. It's always been about pat...I agree completely. It's always been about patience, perseverance, and hard work. But the hype has been so loud, and so many have thought they could follow Konrath's lead to riches, that those factors have been shoved into a back room. The chance of hitting it big has probably been more like one in several million, since most of us don't write books that have the potential to be best sellers or even to gain large audiences. Worst of all, for those who try to follow his lead, very few seem to have noticed that Konrath's success as an indie writer is very much based on his huge backlist and already having some name recognition. If he'd started indie publishing as a complete unknown, with one or two books, he'd be going through the same struggles as the rest of us.CS McClellan/Catanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528100633458181090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-12666359302213184272012-04-20T15:34:20.185+01:002012-04-20T15:34:20.185+01:00I think people who constantly plug their own work ...I think people who constantly plug their own work either on Twitter or any other social media platform are forgetting what these systems are actually meant for. They're so busy seeing the word <b>platform</b> that they forget that <b>social media</b> comes first in the equation. And that <b>SOCIAL</b> is the first of all. <br /><br />Interact with the tweeps... They are human, just like you, and they deserve to be acknowledged as such.Eden Mabeehttp://edenmabee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-48772652657481004432012-04-19T09:09:31.327+01:002012-04-19T09:09:31.327+01:00K.R. - that's kind of my point. I think there ...K.R. - that's kind of my point. I think there was a period where the chances of stumbling over 'gold' were higher than average, and the spammy twitter strategy gained credence based on those successes. What I'm saying is that that opportunity is over, and people need to drop the strategy that went with it.<br /><br />All - thanks for commenting! I plan on writing a 'part 2' to this over the weekend, so stay tuned :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677076598470332030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-55570221874027131142012-04-19T08:10:57.840+01:002012-04-19T08:10:57.840+01:00P.S. Experienced Indie Authors like Konrath mentio...P.S. Experienced Indie Authors like Konrath mentioned in your blog also dissuade new writers from 'spamming' other writers with their Twitter feed and Facebook groups "my book is the best thing from sliced bread!" Read 'The Value Of Publicity' and also put it under the noses of those desperately seeking sales by spamming other writers who are selling their own books. http://jakonrath.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/value-of-publicity.htmlK.R. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523264492830606352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-85075089326740386932012-04-19T07:52:06.868+01:002012-04-19T07:52:06.868+01:00I saw your blog as a link posted on Facebook by &#...I saw your blog as a link posted on Facebook by 'Writer Beware'. I wouldn't have called that an analysis, but more speculation. "That there's been a gold rush going on ever since is undeniable. It's too early to say whether the rush has finished. On the other hand, it's starting to look like the gold has gone, and that's what I want to talk about." This is pure musing. Successful Indie Authors are in it for the long haul, not dipping your toes and seeing if they come out shiny and yellow. The Authors mentioned have learned by experience, it's not a lottery that their work has been discovered. Sure, if you're going to take a chance and take a shovel out into the wilderness and complain you don't find any precious metals, go ahead. But let's call a spade a spade and say self-publishing is like any other job, it requires hard work, preparation and perseverence to see results.K.R. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523264492830606352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-5921696604805420942012-04-19T06:02:45.023+01:002012-04-19T06:02:45.023+01:00Part of the problem with "branding," &qu...Part of the problem with "branding," "platforms," "marketing," "social networks" and self-published authors is that marketing, like the 'net isn't about product, it's about the conversation.<br /><br />Marketing on the 'net is a conversation; most of the people trying to sell their books via the net were about one-to-many, about top down, not about conversation.Lisa Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916288400544629723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-17673289359629933822012-04-19T02:52:35.079+01:002012-04-19T02:52:35.079+01:00I have to agree with this post, as I've come t...I have to agree with this post, as I've come to similar conclusions. I have a Twitter account, but as others have found, authors I'm following clog it with promotion, constant, non stop. I tweet new releases now and then, but not constantly as I'm afraid people will get sick of it. and I, too, refuse to follow authors who do nothing but plug, plug, plug... I'd rather exchange writing information, etc. or even share a fun joke, you know? It is nice to know others feel as I do, so I will share this post!Cindy Keen Reyndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538914807361602296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-25637565150895407422012-04-19T02:39:27.267+01:002012-04-19T02:39:27.267+01:00Typing is silent and can be done from work. Talkin...Typing is silent and can be done from work. Talking means everyone around me can hear what I have to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-15302027938506871842012-04-19T02:32:38.283+01:002012-04-19T02:32:38.283+01:00I write books. I write blogs. I love tech toys. I&...I write books. I write blogs. I love tech toys. I've never tweeted or texted. I don't understand the fascination with Twitter, or understand why people who have phones prefer to type on them than to talk.Michael N. Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572325935572298962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-33157609760977125902012-04-19T01:53:14.825+01:002012-04-19T01:53:14.825+01:00To be honest, if I see that an author who's fo...To be honest, if I see that an author who's followed me does nothing but plug their book with their twitter account, I refuse to follow back. I find the constant self promotion off-putting, though I don't mind the occasional plug.JK Mahalhttp://www.jkmahal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771589069545279175.post-49291196484211868572012-04-18T14:15:40.977+01:002012-04-18T14:15:40.977+01:00I'm reaching the same conclusions you are, esp...I'm reaching the same conclusions you are, especially about Twitter.Amelia Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778771052072403010noreply@blogger.com