I admit I have a problem. It is a good problem, CONSEQUENCES is finding an audience. It is selling and my Kindle Sales Rank is moving. Here is my problem. I want to know where it is every minute. Thanks to the wonders of smart phones I can access the number from anywhere! That is not good when I'm working (Yes, I hope my wonderful boss doesn't read this) or driving (never, that's not legal in Indiana) or standing in line at the grocery store.
I have tried to show restraint.
Being that Consequences is about a psychological roller coaster... I find it funny that I ride one too. Not even close to the trauma experienced by Claire. My roller coaster is from expectations. When Consequences was released in August of 2011, I was happy if the sales rank stayed in the 100K range. It started in the 1M, hoovered around 300K, then slowly descended into the 100K. Then I would be excited to be under 100K... time passes. As recently as a week or so ago I was thrilled to finally penetrate the 10K mark.
Recently, CONSEQUENCES fell (or in actuality rose) to 4200! That is amazing! And since my publisher doesn't tell me sales #'s I really don't know what it means... but it is GOOD! No, to paraphrase Tony (the tiger not Rawlings) it's GREAT!
So why does seeing 5,000 (Amazon updates the ranking every 2 hours, so flucation is constant) make me pout? Truly that is fantastic.
Someday maybe I'll develop a thicker skin and learn not to obsess. But, today isn't someday. So thank you all for making my obsession something I can smile about! I am loving this emotional roller coaster.
Just think, in two more months I'll have two books to obsess over. I can't wait for TRUTH!