I’ve been dealing with a very annoying little brat lately.
Everyday I have to fight, cajole, or
beg her to do her work. I'd like to
punish her but:
Will she get more obstinate?
More Whiny?
More infuriating?
Here's a sample of one of our exchanges:
Little Girl Me: I HATE IT!!!!!!!
Big Girl Me: I know you don’t like social media but
you have to do it.
Little Girl Me: WHY?
Big Girl Me: Other authors do it.
Little Girl Me: Who cares?
Big Girl Me: I care. And it works. To get reviews, sell
my book.
Little Girl Me: So why you don’t just get an agent?
Big Girl Me: I tried. Didn’t happen. Time to self-pub.
Little Girl Me: So why do I have to suffer?
Big Girl Me: We’re in this together, remember?
Little Girl Me: I signed up only for the fun stuff—
writing. Not the dumb boring stuff.
Big Girl Me: Well it’s time to put your big girl panties
on and just do it. . .otherwise. . .
Little Girl Me: Otherwise what?
Big Girl Me: Otherwise I won’t let you have your
favorite ice cream-mint chocolate chip.
Little Girl Me: I thought you were trying to lose weight?
Big Girl Me: What? Are you my conscience now?
Little Girl Me: Fine! I’ll do it. But I want 4 scoops!
Big Girl Me: Deal!
So?
Do you struggle with doing all that must be done to be
self-published?
Always,
Em-Musing
3 comments:
Loved this as I'm a self-published writer who also struggles with marketing. So, maybe what helped me will help that bratty little girl who's only moved by ice cream (of course, it must be mint chocolate chip!). 1) Steadily read advice from more accomplished indie writers on marketing, 2) make a nice long list of ideas that appeal to you, and 3) every day, pick one to work on. Sometimes the results are surprising! As they say, perseverance furthers.
Not self-published but I have to do the same kind of marketing and social media stuff.
Try doing it for multiple books & authors at the same time.
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