Remember my post the other day… the shameless one… no… the other shameless one… yes… the one where I suggested that if you all bought a few of my books… available as links if you click the pictures of the books in my sidebar… that we could look at it as a form of crowd-funding and it would keep me from having to get a minimum wage job… which would cut into my blogging time…?
Well, someone, and I apologize for not remembering who, mentioned that since I told you all that I only make a few dollars off each copy of my books I sell, that it wasn’t going to be enough to help.
But the thing is… and you know how I do love my ‘things’… that, while there is some obvious truth in that statement, there are other factors to consider.
If, as I have so far, I sell a few dozen books, then no, it isn’t really making any difference. However, if I manage to sell a few hundred books, then it can make all the difference in the world.
Let me tell you why.
Even a small amount… like a hundred dollars or so… coming in would demonstrate to my wife that all the time I spend blogging is helping me get somewhere. Trust me, this is a good thing.
Also, if I can go to literary agents and publishing houses and can tell them that I have sold a few hundred books, this, according to the ‘Idiot’s Guide To Getting Published’ book that my wife gave me… back when she still supported my crazy idea of trying to make a living with my imagination… will actually cause them to take some notice of me, thereby making me stand out from the crowd and increasing my chances of being published. (A successful blog can do the same thing, which explains my shamelessness… at least in regards to how often I troll the topic pages begging for attention)…
If I ever do end up getting professionally published… with movie rights and book signings and appearances on late night talk shows and all that… then I might actually become well-known… and you can say you helped me…
Isn’t this the dream of all of us who pound a keyboard and spill our hearts and souls out onto blank pages?
I don’t know what the path is. I only know that my head is full of stuff that people might like to share with me. I am not claiming to be a Hemingway or a Tolkien. But I put at least as much effort into being like them as they ever did.
If I do ever succeed, then that means that anybody… seriously… anybody… with an imagination and a dream can maybe be a writer making a living wage… and that is a victory for all of us.
Pouring My Art Out 
Here’s an idea. Start a book club blog for new publishers.
Also it would help you if you had a FB page. Not just your regular FB but a page.
uh oh… tech support… speaking of which, just got the newest copy of the newest book… in the morning I am double checking the changes… then it is ready to go… hint hint
Let me know!
what kind of picture of the cover do you need?
I need more than that. I need access into the back end of your blog. An invite again. As far as the cover, it would be whatever cover you want up. 🙂
how do I do the invite again?
ahhh… found three more small errors… waiting for my daughter to fix them… will get back to you soon.
So, if I buy Sirius’ books, then he will have the money to buy your books and all will be right in the world? So what you are really doing is asking us to please buy Sirius’ books? OK – you are so selfless Art – sigh, what a man you am., Bwahaha!
That was me who mentioned that your business plan may have challenges.
hey… my life has challenges…
Why don’t you, just ask for money?
that seems tacky… even for me…
Yeah, can’t really see you doing something like that, however myself just can’t ask for help in any sort of way…
It isn’t easy being me
No kidding, however i would it be harder for me to be you than me!
Well, you could give it a try for a few days… Ha
Good plan, also… you already know I’m a fan.
I do, thanks so much.
Did you like publishing with The Book Patch, Amazon, or Lulu the best?
the book patch is awesome… but still
If I can sell enough books, I can buy some of yours. And then I can tell people why I recommend them.
Everyone wins.
like a vicious writers circle…