I was supposed to teach a seminar on goal-setting today, but it was cancelled. Summer speaking engagements are hit & miss. People are on vacation and traveling. In my neck of the woods, no one wants to go out in the heat. I know I don't! Next week's seminar will make up for it, because every summer I go down to Wilmington, there are more and more people attending.
What this WILL give me is more time to write! Sorry, it's not another book in The Circle of Friends series, but a non-fiction book about publishing & promoting. (It ties in with two of my seminars.) I've been writing at a pace of two chapters a day, but today I'm aiming for four!
Where are you at in your writing?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Book Industry is Shifting...
Noticed something interesting this week!
In going over the details of my royalties, I noticed a change.
EBook sales had almost tripled.
Library sales of print books had increased.
Retail sales of print books had dropped.
EBook sales are on the rise - that's a given. But this also says something about our economy. More people are choosing EBooks (when they are cheaper) or going to their library (free books) rather than buy print books. Or maybe with fewer stores, they have no choice.
Curious if any of my readers or followers are seeing such a trend, too?
In going over the details of my royalties, I noticed a change.
EBook sales had almost tripled.
Library sales of print books had increased.
Retail sales of print books had dropped.
EBook sales are on the rise - that's a given. But this also says something about our economy. More people are choosing EBooks (when they are cheaper) or going to their library (free books) rather than buy print books. Or maybe with fewer stores, they have no choice.
Curious if any of my readers or followers are seeing such a trend, too?
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Flexibility!
Flexibility really pays off sometimes!
Due to miscommunication, I just found out I have a seminar scheduled for next Thursday. Surprise! The director apologized - he thought he'd confirmed it with me. I usually send out announcements a month in advance and promote my seminars, but there's no time to do that now.
No big deal. I still had that day open. It's all good. I haven't had a set schedule for my life for years, so nothing to disrupt. Makes life interesting that way.
Would something like this cause any of you to panic?
And for those of you participating in the A-Z Challenge, I am posting promo tips the month of April on my blog, Spunk on a Stick’s Tips.
Due to miscommunication, I just found out I have a seminar scheduled for next Thursday. Surprise! The director apologized - he thought he'd confirmed it with me. I usually send out announcements a month in advance and promote my seminars, but there's no time to do that now.
No big deal. I still had that day open. It's all good. I haven't had a set schedule for my life for years, so nothing to disrupt. Makes life interesting that way.
Would something like this cause any of you to panic?
And for those of you participating in the A-Z Challenge, I am posting promo tips the month of April on my blog, Spunk on a Stick’s Tips.
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