Jumped through this thread and I get a general feeling of tiredness from the Author, and as a writer I can agree.
I do feel all the time we spend promoting, talking about, joining in, smiling, jumping up and down, and all other activities related to getting the word out about our stories can, at times be better spent.
I am a writer, therefore I should be writing more than worrying about how to get Likes on my Facebook page, at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nick-...27302163985721 right?
I don't have anything to tell you that will make you feel better, I would say you have people reading your work and that in itself is gratifying. Someone out there like what you've written enough to buy it and read it.
Write new stories, write different stories, explore what you want to explore in your writing, tell tall tales, tell small tales, we are story tellers and that is what we want to do. In the past year I've written gritty fantasy, amazing fairy tales and a humorous short about what happens when a writers characters really come alive. Enjoy what you do and challenge yourself.
Keep going and doing what you want to do, by doing that you are already ahead in the race

Arigato,
Nick Davis