novel – Page 2 – Linda Nelson

I did it. It only took me six months but I did it. I am so happy with myself for getting this book finished.

It is hard to believe that at this time in 2010 I was looking at publishing my very first book.

There were a lot of bumps and scrapes along the way but the writing journey has been a great one. I don’t think I would have done anything differently either. It has been a long learning process.

Now that 2 ½ years have gone by and 4 books later I feel pretty good about getting ready to start book 5.

I can see myself flipping back and forth between series with each book. That is fine. I really don’t mind now that the hardest story to write has been written.

I won’t even wonder if it is good enough for my readers. The main thing is that I feel it is a powerful read for me. All that I have learned from my kids are written in these pages.

It is all fiction – mind you, but the ideas for the story came from somewhere. Like hearing someone’s story here or there and tweaking it a little bit more.

I can already hear the mother’s gasp when they read what Carol’s mother has stolen from her room. They will say how could you?

I will say that there once was this child who attended a juvenile rehab facility and his mother did something at the rehab that would make everyone gasp. At a rehab, mind you…….

Any ways,

Road Salt (Wings from Ashes, 2) will be part of the Kindle Select Program for the coming 90 days. Once that is done I will see about releasing it to all the rest of the eReader sites and in print.

So if you are interested: You can find it here…. Road Salt (Wings from Ashes, 2) Kindle Edition

Before I forget!

Starting 01/04/2013 until 01/08/2013

This eBook will be offered for free to everyone who would like a copy for their Kindle. Get your copy while you can…

So you ask, what will you be working on next?

As I said, I will be flipping back and forth between series so naturally the next story I will be working on will be the next book in my Orgarlan Saga.

Who knows, maybe Keja and Chancy will make an appearance in the next book…. Hmmm…

So, you’re a new author and you have published your first book. But that was six months or so ago. Are you feeling glum about those book sales?

I have seen this time and time again over the past few months. I have even had other writers ask me how do you get your book into Wal-Mart. Say – What???

That is right. They figured that since they paid the big bucks to have their book published at one of those vanity houses that their book should be showing up on the Wal-Mart store shelves. I had to tell them that it doesn’t happen that way.

So see there, you are not alone…

Almost every author goes through this. It does not matter if they self-published, used a small press, or a vanity publishing house. Most new authors expect to be on the top of the charts coming out of the gate. Well, let me tell you this, it does not happen that way… No it does not….

You have to work at this people. It takes time to build up that platform of yours and the only way to build it is by one brick or book at a time. In the meantime you need to market your book without spamming it. Oh and don’t forget to put that book into eBook format. This now is 70% of almost every author’s sales in the current publishing world.

How do you market without spamming??? (I will talk about that tomorrow)

Have you ever noticed that most of those best-selling authors have published four or more books before making it onto the charts? And, usually those are the ones who have used a traditional publisher and have an agent.

Does that mean you should give up?

Nope.

I will agree, it is tough out there. We all have stories to tell and we are all saying read mine, no read mine, no please read mine….

What else can you do?

This is what I see the publishing market as:

So who is bound to succeed?

The author who decides to stick with their writing and pound out book after book, they are the ones who will eventually succeed with their writing.

Remember, the more books you write the better you will get. And, the more people see your name out there the more curious they will become to see what you are writing about.

Keep your head up and your fingers on those keys and keep on writing!

Now People! Get out there and write your book!