Much about the last 19 months is weird, and very little of it is “normal” for many definitions of the word. But with that aside, a recent trend has become sort of normal…
It is now normal for me to sell one or two books a day. That’s usual. There are blips where I will sell 3-4, and occasionally a day that I don’t sell a single book, but those are exceptions. And this is nice, and weird, and now… normal.
A good month, like August was, will have me selling an average of 2-3 books a day. And that’s definitely nice, but due to advertising expenses it wasn’t sustainable at that level. And I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: this is pretty close to what I need somewhat consistently in order to write full-time… about 10x these numbers and I’d be set. Or, more likely, a few months of really good sales and then back down to these sorts of numbers the rest of the time would do me just fine.
But there is still that part of my brain that struggles with this concept. Right now, today, somebody who has no idea who I am as a person is going to buy one of my books. If my reviews are to be believed, chances are pretty good they’re going to like it. That’s really kinda neat.
Anyway, I have a week off class for “Fall Reading Week” (a nice addition to the university schedule), so I can focus on a major assignment in a few weeks and, also, so I can focus on my writing! That’s going to be nice. I really want to get this novel done… it’s a fun story, but it’s starting to wear me down a little.
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!