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This poor author...
...will receive a terrible shock when the royalty check arrives. So sad!
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A full time job? Oh no!
...will receive a terrible shock when the royalty check arrives. So sad!
Bolding mine:
I have the same issues when out promoting my book, particularly with Barnes and Noble, but with other stores as well. When I tell the managers that PA will buy back unsold copies, (which is what I was led to believe) the store managers seem skeptical. You really have to shmooze these people to get them to carry your book. Sometimes I feel like PA leaves me twisting in the wind but what else can I do? I suppose that the big publishing houses have publicity machines in place, but they won't even accept a manuscript unless you have a body of published work and an agent.
Catch 22!!
Promoting my book has become a full time job for me, difficult since I also have a business to run AND I'm trying to finish the second book in the trilogy. (I don't sleep much) Thank goodness for my hubby and daughter who will mind the store so I can get out there. My approach has been to fill my calender with appearances- readings, discussions, writer's groups, TV, radio, ANYTHING!! Then I go to the bookstores and present my book as a way to get publicity for their store. It works.
A full time job? Oh no!