Hugh’s answer to “Besides word of mouth, what did you do or say that got people to pay attention to your novels?” > Likes and Comments
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Hugh-- it was great to have you at RWA! You have no idea how much you have inspired and encouraged all of us by your bravery!
Good advice but hard to follow especially when your sales are not what you expect. Yes, I want to write and for people to enjoy my stories. However, the sales numbers sometimes seem to validate your work. It is wonderful when you actually receive a verbal or online compliment that is well thought out and sincere but those seem few and far between when your sales are low. The answer is to keep on writing and creating.
What a loss to civilization it would have been if Van Gogh stopped painting because he had no sales. Continue creating "for the love it" is the best advice. Thanks to that mindset, we get to savor Van Gogh's beautiful artwork today.
Great advice Hugh. Keep writing and keep interacting you have to find the right readers not just readers. I know my books are not for everybody but I also know that there are enough people out there who will love my books. Thanks for keeping foing I love your books.
Great advice. Write because it is your passion.
I really believe this is true. Word of mouth is the bigges thing for an author, and specifically for Hugh as I (in FL) heard about his books from my boyfriend, who got a good review from his brother (in Mich). And after a couple pages, I was hooked, and its something I recommend to anyone who likes future distopia type fiction. My number one recommendation.
This may be the best publishing advice I’ve read in a while. I published my first novel this month, at 57, after years of working on the story and the larger saga behind it. It is remarkably easy, once the book is finally out there, to start watching numbers and wondering what every sale or quiet day means.
“Don’t stress about your sales. Just keep writing. Especially if you can write for the love of it.”
I needed that reminder. Thank you, Hugh. I think I’ll take your advice and get back to writing the next one.
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Hugh-- it was great to have you at RWA! You have no idea how much you have inspired and encouraged all of us by your bravery!
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Good advice but hard to follow especially when your sales are not what you expect. Yes, I want to write and for people to enjoy my stories. However, the sales numbers sometimes seem to validate your work. It is wonderful when you actually receive a verbal or online compliment that is well thought out and sincere but those seem few and far between when your sales are low. The answer is to keep on writing and creating.
What a loss to civilization it would have been if Van Gogh stopped painting because he had no sales. Continue creating "for the love it" is the best advice. Thanks to that mindset, we get to savor Van Gogh's beautiful artwork today.
Great advice Hugh. Keep writing and keep interacting you have to find the right readers not just readers. I know my books are not for everybody but I also know that there are enough people out there who will love my books. Thanks for keeping foing I love your books.
Great advice. Write because it is your passion.
I really believe this is true. Word of mouth is the bigges thing for an author, and specifically for Hugh as I (in FL) heard about his books from my boyfriend, who got a good review from his brother (in Mich). And after a couple pages, I was hooked, and its something I recommend to anyone who likes future distopia type fiction. My number one recommendation.
This may be the best publishing advice I’ve read in a while. I published my first novel this month, at 57, after years of working on the story and the larger saga behind it. It is remarkably easy, once the book is finally out there, to start watching numbers and wondering what every sale or quiet day means.“Don’t stress about your sales. Just keep writing. Especially if you can write for the love of it.”
I needed that reminder. Thank you, Hugh. I think I’ll take your advice and get back to writing the next one.