In reply to Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt.

Not from me, I’m afraid. I’m very nearly convinced that it’s all out of my control anyway. That nothing I can do will compare to what a site like Amazon can do if readers happen to start buying my stuff. That maybe I should just let go, and write.

I’m very much enjoying the book I’m reading…I mean writing…right now. If I knew more about the end of the thing, I would probably quit having quite so much fun.

Sorry I took so long to answer. I’m actually trying not to look at much on the internet. Doesn’t seem to help me write, you know?

Also, 27 reviews sounds pretty good! I just got a review, who knows why, on a short story I wrote and published a few years ago. It was nice. But again, reviews sound well-nigh uncontrollable. Unless scammy, which is bad. So they’re another thing I’ve decided not to do anything about. Reading reviews tends to make me happy, which I attribute to the generosity of the reviewers thus far. But, though I’m willing to concede that seeking out reviews might well work, I doubt it’s a better use of my time than actual writing of new material. Do reviews help sell books? Or do books people buy collect reviews? Beats me. Both? Neither? I don’t know.

This is me, deciding not to worry about any of that. To write my books, for me, and let them be whatever they turn out to be. I’d say “trust the readers,” but that’s silly. Trust them to do what? Just trust the process, maybe. Write, and write, and quit worrying about it. Maybe.

We’ll see.

-David

I just want to keep working every day on Book 2 of the Pride’s Children trilogy – and hope it raises sales of Book 1 a bit when it comes out.

Got my 27th review today, but not enough people are willing to pay for it. But when I put it on sale for 0.99, almost no one gets it, so I’ll leave it priced at what I feel it’s worth, and go back to writing, my real job. Marketing I’m bad at.

Any REAL ideas how to go viral?