Hey Y’all, So I’m going to be updating this post throughout the week.
I must admit that I had hoped to get on the Amazon best seller list. I’ll be honest. I thought something cool just might happen. I had two ministries agree to advertise it in exchange for the royalties for that day. It would appear that neither of those worked the way I had hoped.
I think going ahead and saying it will help me get it out of my head. I thought maybe, just maybe some of the stuff that just “fell into place” would lead to a bestseller. I’ve done a lot of learning the past several months, and it seems like, if your book doesn’t succeed in the first month, then it’s all over. But I also know that’s not true. I’ve seen books rise from obscurity and make it once folks start talking. Ultimately that is what is going to have to happen with this book.
I am excited to be done with the book; however, it is my sincere prayer that God will use it how He sees fit. Even if (sigh) that means there was only one person who needed it. Yes, I say “sigh” because, if I’m really honest, I worked harder on this project than on any other project in my life and I had hoped to see it go somewhere. Perhaps it has become an idol. I feel that I need to refocus my energies at home. I think that’s because so much of it has been about the book lately. But there’s a whole other side to a book, and that’s the marketing. This could continue to consume my every waking hour, but I can’t let it. It’s time to turn my focus elsewhere. If God chooses to take it somewhere, then He will get the glory for that, because I can’t worry about it anymore. I wrote a book. It’s published. I have the beginnings of a platform (an outlet for a hobby).
I’m probably not going to update this post again unless we break the top 50 in one of the categories. Here’s the most recent update:
11/9/2017 – 8:30 PM
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11/7/2017 – 9:30 AM
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11/6/2017 – 4:30 PM:
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As I’ve prayed about this book and what comes next (now that it is out), I know that God is big enough to handle the marketing. I feel that I’ve been faithful to what He has called me to do, and He can handle the rest!As I said at the end of the book: