By
Karen Arnpriester
Here I sit with boxes and boxes of my books and marketing
materials on the floor behind me. It is exciting but does stir up the
insecurities of will they be still sitting there in a month? I have
multiple book selling events scheduled at bazaars and fairs. I am excited;
meeting people face to face that love reading is very rewarding. Talking about
my book and hearing their dreams of writing gives me great pleasure. Many Indie
authors only go the eBook direction, and my books are available at all the
eBook sites, but this limits the human interaction. There is something about
seeing your book in print, a real live book and meeting live people. Writing is
wonderful, but lonely. It is your thoughts, creations, dreams, nightmares and
experiences. Discussing the book breathes life into it. It is now shared with
another mind.
I watch as reviews come in and am thrilled when my readers
find a deep revelation for their lives and their relationship with God. But
with all the great reviews, I received my first tough review (well, lack of
review) from a dear friend. She avoided the subject of my book and placing a
review when we spoke because she lied about loving it. Her heart and God’s
nudge compelled her to come clean. I saw how painful it was for her to
tell me that she hadn’t been honest about her reaction to my book. The
friend in her wanted to be kind, and when I asked her to place a review, she
felt cornered. After we talked, I wondered for a moment if others felt the same
and were only being nice. But then I shook it off, remembering
that most of my reviews are from people I don’t personally know and many
readers are ordering multiple copies for gifts.
I have shared tears with
readers who were profoundly touched by the story. We tend to ignore the
positive when one negative is thrown our way. I sincerely thanked her and
told her that there is a reason why Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors. We don’t all
love
Rocky Road.
I was relieved to hear that her issues were based on personal taste. She did
see value in the characters, their stories and the outcome of the book.
Whatever you create, if it is from the heart, wallow in the
joy that you did it. So many people talk, think, prepare, but never finish.
Know that not everyone will connect with what you create, and that’s okay. If
you love your book, art, music or crocheted hats for your cat …
WALLOW! Some will jump in and join you, while others will find their own mud
hole.
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Per Amazon, "Karen Slimick Arnpriester (October 1953) was born in Alton, Illinois and moved to California when she was eight. Karen has owned her own graphic art business for twenty years.
Anessia's Quest is her first book.
Anessia's Quest, will be starting a free eBook promotion on Amazon today, Feb 1. Her second book, Raider's Vendetta is now available. Please visit Karen's website karenskoncepts.com. You will find pages for both books with synopsis, reviews and first twelve chapters as free download. Karen's blog page "My Thoughts" is also available at her site.Blog": http://karenskoncepts.com/mythoughts/
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