When I first spoke with my agent about representing my book, she said something like, “One of the biggest problems I find is that writers quit marketing their book after six months.” I felt that she was testing me before she took me on, so I assured her that I had no intention of letting up.  I was in this for the long haul, by gum!  I was going to become a successful write come hell and high water!!
So here we are, a little more than four months since the release of my first novel, and I’m flagging.  I haven’t posted here nearly as much as I had intended.  I haven’t visited many of the writer’s and fantasy sites that I had initially joined, let alone my friends’ wonderful blogs.  I rarely post on Facebook. And don’t even get me started about G+! Since they’ve changed it, I just can’t get into it anymore.
Part of this is that life is getting busy.  I’m teaching two summer school classes. Fall semester is on the way.  The kids keep wanting to have food on the table. Bla bla bla.
But the truth is—I just hate this self-promotion stuff.  I hate it! It makes me feel all dirty. And I don’t want to bother people by keep talking about my book.  Honestly, I’m getting tired of thinking of Riddle in Stone.  Riddle in Stone!!  Riddle in Stone!! Even saying its title gives me a bit of a headache.  I’m sure everybody around me is as sick of it as I am.
Yet, I want to keep writing . . . and that means people have to buy my first book. Which means I have to tell them about it; hence the shameless self-promoting.
Perhaps my issue is that I need something new.  I mean, for the past four months Riddle in Stone has been my primary literary thought.  Maybe I just need something else to think about, something new and fresh!
Which leads me to this bit of news:  Book Two: Betrayal in the Highlandsshould release late next month!!   Tell your friends!

I feel like such a whore.