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My book has been out less than a week, and my agent is already telling me it's a failure. My publisher didn't really promote it, every blog that has kindly reviewed it says something along the lines of, "Why is there NO hype about this book? It's great!" The reviews on Goodreads are almost unanimously good. The trade reviews were good. All is good. But no promotion = no sales = inevitable failure.
I did hire a freelance publicist to help out, which cost me the equivalent of a new car, and I'm not sure it did a damn thing. I feel lost, confused, and frustrated. I understand that some books get a lot of promotion, but I feel like mine never had a chance, and I don't know why. The reviews from people who don't know me, don't care about me, and don't care about my feelings have all been fantastic (reviews from friends have been good, too).
I kind of want to throw in the towel, but my agent thinks I can still get some traction if I hustle for readers. I'm not even sure what that means, plus I work 80 hours a week at my day job, so it's hard (and potentially emotionally damaging) for me to travel all over the place for a book signing with three people in attendance. I just don't know what to do.
Any ideas? Comfort? This business is rough.
I did hire a freelance publicist to help out, which cost me the equivalent of a new car, and I'm not sure it did a damn thing. I feel lost, confused, and frustrated. I understand that some books get a lot of promotion, but I feel like mine never had a chance, and I don't know why. The reviews from people who don't know me, don't care about me, and don't care about my feelings have all been fantastic (reviews from friends have been good, too).
I kind of want to throw in the towel, but my agent thinks I can still get some traction if I hustle for readers. I'm not even sure what that means, plus I work 80 hours a week at my day job, so it's hard (and potentially emotionally damaging) for me to travel all over the place for a book signing with three people in attendance. I just don't know what to do.
Any ideas? Comfort? This business is rough.