valarltd | Interesting thought (Reply)

I've had a few interesting questions lobbed at me lately.

The first was "Given your talent, why aren't you bigger than you are?"

Now the flippant answer is "Weight Watchers." But that's actually a rough paraphrase of the question.

And I have been giving it thought.
I'm really not sure.

I don't self-promote enough although it feels like I do it relentlessly. My books are all PoD which means bookstores don't order them.

And I haven't had the nerve to sub to New York or any pub that DOES get into bookstores. We almost entered Alive on the Inside in Leisure's contest last year, but went for the fast publication from Amber Quill.

I really don't know how to step it up. I'm not sure I have the skills. I worry that I'll have to write stories that don't move me just to get a foot in the door. And I can always tell when I've written something for the paycheck or out of obligation.

Part the second:
I am having a crisis of non-faith. Okay, that's not a question, but it's true. Maybe I just need more meditation time.

So, that's my thinky thoughts.

I'll throw this wide open:
Ask me anything. Everything answered. Truth guaranteed. Congruence with fact, not so much.