The Next Level

The toughest hurdle any author attempting to earn a living from their work has to clear is the creation of a "fandom," a group of readers who consistently care enough to show up, open their wallets, and engage with said works each time the author publishes something new. That's a feat far easier said than done and after nearly eight years of attempting such a thing, I believe I may finally be on the verge of accomplishing it.

That doesn't mean I'm "rich," or "loaded," or any of the things the average person tends to associate with "success" in the literary world but what it does mean is that I'm closer than I've ever been to being able to "pay the bills" and live a decent, modest, "normal" life as someone who exclusively focuses on writing and publishing works of fiction.

Still, that would make me an extremely rare person, a fact that I'm constantly very aware of, even as I continue to pursue that goal. It's a funny thing, really, because there were so many times over these past eight years where things almost fell apart, where the sales dried up, or attention for and interest in my works appeared to wane, but in all those cases, things bounced back and, eventually, grew stronger and more consistent. The end result is, when looking at the "big picture" in terms of year-over-year growth, there's been a noteworthy increase in all the metrics that matter, indicating that I have indeed attracted and retained a significant number of "fans."

That said, with the release of my next book looming, I find myself once again wondering if this will be the tipping point, where I make the jump from just eking by to being able to move forward with a new level of confidence and, for the first time since this all started, certainty.

I'd very much like that to be the case as the next two writing projects I have in mind are going to require a considerable amount of time and focus to pull off properly, which would certainly be easier to do if "8" does as well as I hope it might.

So, if you are a "fan" of my efforts as an author, please don't hesitate to throw your support behind this upcoming release, or any of my existing works, as ultimately, you all truly are the only ones who can help me reach the next level.

Thanks, everybody!

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