Not many people know that I have published several books. Publishing is easy, but getting sales is hard. Although I have published 7 books, sales have been in the low two digits. Very low. (Although the “Physics Jokes” books have made it to the mid-two digits sales level.) Part of that is because I suck at marketing. I tell people that publishing is not like Kevin Costner’s ball field – just because you publish a book doesn’t mean that you get automatic sales. Getting sales requires marketing, and that’s not something I do well. But writing a story and holding a printed copy in your hands is quite satisfying. Even if there aren’t any sales to speak of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, I persevere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve been working on a new series of books in the ‘thriller’ genre. The series is planned to be three books to start with – conventional wisdom is that a series of books are more appealing than just one. (Assuming you can market them. See above.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve completed the first two books. They need some minor final editing, which I have been working on. And I have started the third book. I have a general idea of how the book starts and progresses. Although that changes somewhat as I write it. So far, only about 1500 words into the third book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve also figured out some possible covers, and the book series names, along with the first two titles. And, because I am a web geek (and use website programming to procrastinate doing book writing), have done a very preliminary design for a website for the book. Even got the domain name which matches the book series registered. The current site is just a single page with a teaser image and blurb. It will need some more work. Ideas for content are in progress. Site ideas and book plots sometimes need to swirl around in my head before I put them on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, I sit in my recliner in my front room, with a view of the Strait out the window. Blue skies today, some clouds off in the distance, and I can almost see Mt Walker on the other side of Whidbey Island. Some Classic Rock streaming on the Sirius channel playing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And cogitating on where book three will take me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Not many people know that I have published several books. Publishing is easy, but getting sales is hard. Although I have published 7 books, sales have been in the low two digits. Very low. (Although the “Physics Jokes” books have made it to the mid-two digits sales level.) Part of that is because I suck at marketing. I tell people that publishing is not like Kevin Costner’s ball field – just because you publish a book doesn’t mean that you get automatic sales.<\/p>\n