Hello, my friends and the occasional relative!

Strange time to disengage, the week after releasing your book, but that’s what I did. Missed a blog, and a bit more.

I’ve been busy. Living life. Losing sleep. Working, and working when not working. There was some all-consuming play in there too. New Orleans is very diverting.

What I didn’t do was get any Amazon advertising of any kind up and running to promote my book. That’s a pity, as it was a #1 new release in 2 categories for 8 or more days post release. A bookkeeping issue that I could have remedied months ago if I’d been paying any attention. But I procrastinated and only discovered it after I published. I was briefly annoyed at myself, then chuckled ruefully.

I’m trying half-heartedly to remedy it now, but it’s taking time.

This, my friends, is why I must consider myself a hobbyist at this writing lark. A professional would not have botched their launch so thoroughly. I like to think I’m professional when it comes to the writing, for that is my focus, but the business side? I’m an example of what not to do, and I’d like you to learn from my mistakes.

I’m too tired to be bothered right now. My inner teenager is in charge, and he says that “I’ll get around to it.” Eventually, like that room that got cleaned every 3 months.

There is no angst. It is what it is. Once the dust settles a little in my day to day I’ll have Amazon ad capability, and I’ll pay more attention to it than in years prior. (I have said this before.) I always wanted to wait until I had three books out before pushing hard to advertise. It’ll just be a wee bit after launch, that’s all. I jumped into a hole, and will have to dig my way patiently out of it. Another job to do.

But you, my friends, do not have to go jumping into holes and force yourselves to dig out from under. In fact I strongly advise you to pay more attention to the business side of books than I. Especially if you want to write professionally: you can’t afford to fart around in the way I have. So don’t.

And that’s it for this week. I’ll do better, be better, in future. I did screw up, I own it. I’m not wildly upset about it, to be honest, because I don’t have delusions of grandeur, I just love to write. I am sorry, however, that I wasted the opportunity you, my friends, gave me in the advance sales and early sales of my book. For that I sincerely apologise (brit spelling), and promise not to do that again.

See you next week. Honest.