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Greetings Fellow Writers,
I'd like to offer you my size 8 1/2's and hear other perspectives on a subject I've been weighing for quite some time. I've asked some of you to walk a mile in my shoes eons ago. But I'm here again, ready to make a final decision on this. So here goes.
What would you do if...
...your first YA Book sold 12,000 copies. Your second YA - barely sold 4,000. After six years in print, you're still receiving royalties - under $150.00, and you're not that great at promoting yourself. In the meantime, you've decided to work on an adult book, to take your mind off of the flailing YA situation. But every single time you say to yourself, "I no longer want to obsess over my YA Amazon rankings, no longer want to worry about my YA life" - you receive a random email from a fan who loves your work, or a librarian who wants you to give a talk (for free). In other words, you appreciate the sporadic love and attention from your readers, but you want to move on and make real money.
So basically, my main question is: Would you totally give up on what's not yielding fruitful fruit; or would you keep hope alive and keep trying to promote two books that just aren't reaching a mainstream audience?
All blunt thoughts would be greatly appreciated! *Bracing self*
I'd like to offer you my size 8 1/2's and hear other perspectives on a subject I've been weighing for quite some time. I've asked some of you to walk a mile in my shoes eons ago. But I'm here again, ready to make a final decision on this. So here goes.
What would you do if...
...your first YA Book sold 12,000 copies. Your second YA - barely sold 4,000. After six years in print, you're still receiving royalties - under $150.00, and you're not that great at promoting yourself. In the meantime, you've decided to work on an adult book, to take your mind off of the flailing YA situation. But every single time you say to yourself, "I no longer want to obsess over my YA Amazon rankings, no longer want to worry about my YA life" - you receive a random email from a fan who loves your work, or a librarian who wants you to give a talk (for free). In other words, you appreciate the sporadic love and attention from your readers, but you want to move on and make real money.
So basically, my main question is: Would you totally give up on what's not yielding fruitful fruit; or would you keep hope alive and keep trying to promote two books that just aren't reaching a mainstream audience?
All blunt thoughts would be greatly appreciated! *Bracing self*
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