Ask the Author: Michelle Sutton
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Michelle Sutton
Same but I moved to North Carolina in 2019 so I don’t know.
Michelle Sutton
I do. Sorry for the delay. I just noticed this communication.
Michelle Sutton
Already have that plot twist figured for a book titled “My Mother’s Habit.” Can you guess what that title means?
Michelle Sutton
Medieval England entering into Philippe Gregory’s fictional world.
Michelle Sutton
Had at one time three traditional publishers for various books. Got my rights back for each book after five years and republished the same books myself.
Michelle Sutton
I am sorry I thought I answered this question already when someone asked it earlier.
Michelle Sutton
Loving Luther by Allison Pittman and The Divide by Jolina Petersheim.
Michelle Sutton
I think it's hard to make it in this biz if you are new and no one has ever heard of you before. I have worked for years on just building friendships which ended up becoming a fan base after I sold my first book in 2007. Unless you create something amazing and different that someone discovers and blogs about its hard to sell anything. Just my experience. Everyone has a different story.
Michelle Sutton
To answer this question I need to ask a few myself. How are you published? If you have an agent then that person can negotiate for you to get you free books to use for promotion. If you published yourself through Amazon then doing a giveaway for promoting your books is free and you will get some reviews from that which generates more sales. Also doing a giveaway on Goodreads helps. You may not always like the reviews but a ton of readers will add your book to their shelves and eventually read it even if you only gave away one book. Does that help?
Michelle Sutton
Sorry I just saw this. Unfortunately, a lot of Christian readers prefer the rated G type stories. But there is a niche market out there of people who like to read about real conflict. Just be honest and be yourself. I've written about every taboo subject out there and most people find the stories insightful, but there are a few people who hate them because the characters aren't perfect and mess up a lot. So technically if you write a good story and word gets out that it's a good story and the writing is good, then you'll get a readership that way. The only other option is to sell-out and write straight up secular fiction (which is impossible for me to do) or write stuff with no depth just to make sure you don't offend anyone (also not me.) I may not be getting rich, but I know that my books do touch readers hearts and even if it only changes one person's life, that's enough to keep me going. Sorry for such a long answer.
Michelle Sutton
Making up stuff that people want to read. :)
Michelle Sutton
You have to love it to keep it up. But don't quit your day job. It's hard to make a living with what you earn.
Michelle Sutton
Part of a four part series. I am also doing a lot of critiquing these days.
Michelle Sutton
My beautiful niece has intellectual challenges so I wrote a love story inspired by her qualities as a person.
Michelle Sutton
Real-life insanity inspires me. It's crazier than fiction.
Michelle Sutton
I just write when I want to write and take a break when I need to. Sorry I didn't answer sooner. I never got an alert telling me I had a question to answer!
Michelle Sutton
The giveaways are a great way to get reviews!
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