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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
With what? IOUs? 
Well, it's not like I expect the world to give me something for nothing (ironic, ain't it?); I just want to earn something reasonable for my work... something aspired to by most people. I'm still not sure why that simple idea is apparently impossible for some people to understand. |
I fully agree that you should be able to earn something for the work you do (if people are willing to buy it). What kills me is the fact that you are so readily giving up. What are you going to do when the Necromongers show up at your door? Fight or Convert? Your answer right now seems to lean toward “Convert.”
As said before, I can't speak for anyone other than myself - I've never pirated your work. I've never even LOOKED for your work on the darknet. I do not think that it is ok to take and enjoy someone's hard work without offering them compensation for that (unless it is offered for free). I've even discussed WITH YOU how it makes me - as a book BUYER - feel when being lumped in with the people who pirate your work. And even with that, I STILL gave you my money. So I’m not joining your pity party.
I know that it's hard work and I know that it can be discouraging - but that is with EVERYTHING that is worthwhile. NOTHING that is worth doing or having is easy or cheap.
I feel your pain. My husband isn't a writer but he toils and sweats and burns the midnight oil on his business just as you do with yours. But it kind of boils down to spirit and motivation. You can let someone else dictate your life direction or YOU can dictate your life direction.
Maybe we were just raised differently.
I think you're spending too much time worrying about Google Alerts. Maybe you're on overload. Why not unplug that for a while, go over to Goodreads, complete your author profile - and maybe join that group that has (had?) a member thought so much about your work that he/she nominated it for a monthly club read. You can try spending some time with people who could (and probably want to) become customers rather than being depressed about ebook pirates. Spend some time rediscovering why it is that you decided to become a writer and get reacquainted with the books that pushed you in that direction.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...asy_eBook_Club and
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...tasy_Book_Club While I hate to say it, MR isn’t exactly the best site to advertise at.
You could also try lowering your cost to offset your losses. Have you tried using wordpress.org or wordpress.com rather than maintaining your own site?
Then again, you’re so deep in the “woe is me” department that I’m sure I’m
