(So, I wrote this yesterday on my blog and forgot to post it here. My bad. :D )

Since the release of Breaking Point I've had one question that has been asked of me many, many times. Okay, make that two questions. First being: where can I get it and what's it about? Which I'm happy to direct people to my website: www.theorderoftheelements.com for.

The second question...

How's it doing??

Now, I guess this is a question I should have been expecting when I published a book. I mean names like J.K. Rowlings and Stephenie Meyer didn't get to be common names because they sold a book or two...they sold millions.

Granted, I'd love to be able to make writing my full time job (No, really, I mean...LOVE IT) if it brought in the financial means by which I could quit my job and still make the money I need to pay bills and such because I am responsible for little bodies that need food and shelter. Although, that being said, who knows if I could actually completely quit my job as I do like getting out to be among people as well, and as of the moment, I'm loving my job as a ER nurse. Back to my point though...

Yes, I'd love to make a living as a writer. But right now, I'm not expecting to. I wrote a book and it got published and that's pretty cool and I'm pretty excited about it. Everyone put a ton of work into it and it looks great and everyone who's read it so far has loved it and that makes me super happy. I unfortunately didn't have the opportunity to promote my book for a couple months before it's release as it hit a few snags and I was slow in getting them fixed and time ran out and all that so I'm kind of putting it out there as much as I can now that it has been published and I think..??.. it's going well??

Here's the truth...I don't know. I have no idea how well it's going, I can say I've got 150 adds on goodreads and 200 followers on twitter and it's growing everyday and I have a few really good reviews and most of my family has bought a copy and I've signed a few copies and so on and so forth. But, I don't know how many copies have been sold. I could ask, I suppose...but then I feel awkward, like it looks like I'm expecting for it to have sold millions of copies by now or something. What counts as it's doing good or it's doing bad anyway?

And on that note, I'm not saying...Hey, people, don't ask me!! I'm just saying, I honestly don't know.

My other problem is...I suck at promoting it. Seriously. I don't really know what I'm doing or how to go about it so how do I keep any kind of word going out about it? *sighs* It's actually kind of a frustrating battle, there are ideas I have, I suppose, but not the time or financial means to make it happen. You gotta have a little money to make a little money, yeah? I'm also really bad at saying...hey, look here at what I did! You should buy it!!

Now, let's set the record straight, I looooooveeeee to have fun and be with people and all of that...so long as attention isn't directed at me. I'm more of a blend into the background and watch what everyone else is doing type of girl. Rarely do people really know what all is going on with me behind the curtain because I just don't talk about myself...no matter how much I love to talk. Which basically means I run my mouth a lot without having anything to say. HAHA!

My last note for today... How's book 2 coming? Well, here's the problem, I have a decent amount done, the writing is going well, the story is developing the way I want to and everything is peachy. But...I'm tired. A lot. I work 12 hour nights and try to catch some sleep during the day. I pick up extra shifts because our economy sucks and everyone needs a little extra cash which makes me more tired and I have two kids that do not know the how to be any quieter than a mosh pit or move any slower than cheetahs so it's usually sounds like a crowd chasing stampeding bulls at my house when the kids are awake...which is tiring too. So, between working and sleep and kids...I don't have a lot of time to write or the mental processes functioning at the right times to formulate a story. Even when I'm exhausted, I still have a ridiculous problem with insomnia.

I also have this bad ADD thing going on where I write and/or read several different things at once. So at any given time, I could be writing five different stories and reading four different books which means EVERYTHING moves slowly. Which, for the record, is the story of my life. But the good news is, I do have a sort of goal in mind for having the next book done, which I guess is a good thing...if I can make it, that is.

So, I've written all this to basically say....I don't really know much, I just make it up as I go. :)

I'll have another post for tomorrow for Meet an Author Monday...oh and I have an interview with Artists on Demand radio tomorrow at 8:30 EST if anyone is interested in listening in. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artistso...

Today is also my little brother's birthday...he's old enough to drive now. Scary thought. Happy birthday, kid!

xoxox Jess