I've been working hard to get everything ready for the official launch of my new book, "Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death & Life," and I'm getting very anxious/excited/nervous about it. I think the book will do very well, but of course when you self-publish, you're automatically fighting an uphill battle. Also, I've gone over the book again, again, and again, and I keep feeling paranoid that I've somehow overlooked some error that's going to stand out like a huge zit on a bare forehead. Or maybe the book really sucks despite what Mr. Anthony (see previous post) says.
But then I take a deep breath (or three), and reassure myself that I am a capable writer, that I've polished the book as much as I possibly can without scraping off the cover, and that in the end everything will be all right.
I recently tallied the number of copies of "Crossroads and Other Tales" I've sold so far, and it comes to a grand total of 41. Not a very impressive number, but considering that it was really published as a first step in testing the self-publishing waters, that I've learned a lot about the publishing/promotional process since then, and especially knowing that the average POD (Print-On-Demand) book sells around 70 copies, I'm very happy. Plus, it's still on the market of course, and hopefully more sales will come in the future. But this new book I believe is so much better, and my hopes for it are VERY high. I guess only time will tell.
I'm going to post the book's description below:
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