I self-published on Amazon exclusively. The basis of my choice in Amazon was that I was given a kindle for my birthday by my husband. Other than that it was just a whim. I figured Amazon would be a good choice. Millions of people look at Amazon every day. Perhaps someone will stumble upon my little, illustrated children's story and think it is a gem that should be shared with the entire world.
Once again, I was wrong.
Stumbling didn't really happen. I think most of the people who purchased my book did so because of good, old fashioned word-of-mouth. My mother and my mother-in-law being mostly responsible. I'll be honest, I don't like being the center of attention. It makes me feel self-conscious. I would much rather be ignored by the world at large. Needless to say, that doesn't sell many books. Now I need to get out there and toot my own horn about the book, which is counter intuitive to my instinct of self preservation.
My first step was to start this blog. I was hoping it would increase my internet presence and my writing skills at the same time. I tried searching myself; so far there is not much of an improvement...basically none at all. As for my writing, I guess that is up to the public in general, but I haven't had any comments so I have no idea what anyone is thinking. I am toying with the idea of Facebook and Twitter, but I have not been a big social media follower as of late, really since I left college. I mostly check Facebook for funny videos and the occasional picture of my nieces or nephew. I guess if I am serious about continuing to write I will have to consider both of these options.
I guess all this comes down to letting the horn tooting commence!
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