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Originally Posted by gmw
Crap sells.
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Hey, you know me pretty good.
Crap does sell however. And for quantitative proof just look at Amazon's sales ranking. Now I'm not saying crap outsells quality I'm just saying it sells. Flashy covers. Catchy titles. And the guts of the book stinks. See it all the time.
What I'm missing is the link you made in the OP: "I'm thinking I'll be able to generate some interest in my novels with some short non-fiction ebooks." What makes you think that link exists? (For the sort of non-fiction you are considering.)
Because it's SO MUCH easier to sell non-fiction than it is fiction. So much. You write what people are (in non-fiction) interested in. They go to Amazon and put that in the search engine. Voila! If you do your homework and see what's hot, you will come up on the first page of that search. Flashy cover, catchy title. You got it made.
And it's the opposite with fiction, especially non-genre fiction, which is what I like to write. I've gotten the reviews, done all the social media stuff and you still end up sliding back into invisibility. Yes, once you break through you can make it but until then good luck.
If it's just an attempt at marketing, then - before I spent too much time writing - I'd be looking for some more substantial evidence that the link you're looking for actually results in cross-over sales.
Here's the deal--you don't have to spend too much time writing it. 25 maybe 30 pages will do it. How long can that take? And if people like the book they'll check out the others, including the novels.
If you do want to write it, that's great, go ahead and do it.
I don't want to write it. I'm just looking to get some exposure. Oh, it might be fun to write it. See how it comes out. But no, I don't want to write it. I like writing my stuff.