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Old 04-28-2011, 01:35 PM   #41
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I admit, I don't have an answer to your troubles, but perhaps the problem is as you have previously written: the books simply aren't that good.

I don't know how good or bad they are. I tried Onuissance [spelling?] once, but it wasn't my kind of book and so I never read more than a few pages. Maybe you should rework them to broaden their appeal.

Consider writing blog articles. You are always on, for example, Teleread. Why not start your own blog and try to get other blogs to pick up your articles along with a mention of your books.

I suspect that a large part of the problem, one that you and other authors face, is that with so much self-published work available, you only have a quick, short window of opportunity to attract and hold readers. As I said, Onuissance didn't grab me and because it didn't, I have never looked further at your work. But then, I'm not a scifi fan as much a fantasy fan. OTOH, like a previous poster to this thread, Shayne Parkinson's Sentence of Marriage series not only captured me to the point I purchased all of her other available books even before finishing Sentence of Marriage, but here it is a year later and I can still recall the characters and story and will think about doing something I rarely do -- reread the books.

I would also say about Parkinson's books this: Until I read her books, I hadn't read any historical fiction in 10+ years. What caught me immediately was the title -- it is catchy -- and then the writing.

So perhaps your books should be freshly looked at and reworked. I don't know but if they aren't lighting a fire in their current state, perhaps that is the solution.

One other thought. As I recall, you have said you self-edited the books. Perhaps you need a more disinterested eye to edit them.
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