In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* Time to Give Back
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Time to Give Back
I know this is much later than usual, but I dedided I didn’t want to hold it until tomorrow.
First, please watch and listen to bestselling writer Vin Zandri’s short video, “Production.” You will find it at https://www.youtube[dot]com/watch?v=IvcJjRVo9Gw.
I plan to email Vin to ask whether he might write up a guest post for the Journal on marketing or advertising, lending us his expertise on the topic. (Vin, if you’re reading this, save me the email and let me know. Gracias.)
Second and more importantly, it’s time to give back, not to me but to your fellow writers who follow this silly blog.
If you’re selling a lot of books—and of course, “a lot” is an extremely subjective term—write a guest post of your own for this Journal. Either that or at least drop by and leave a comment at https://hestanbrough.com/time-to-give-back. (Yes, you can also comment directly on the Substack, but the former is preferable.)
If you don’t want to comment directly or if you have trouble doing so, email your comment to me at harveystanbrough@gmail.com. If you’re selling books pretty regularly, inquiring minds want to know your methods.
Amazon ads? BookBub? Some other kind of advertising (social media, etc.)? A combination?
I have around 100 subscribers to this Journal plus a lot of folks who don’t subscribe directly but who read the Journal faithfully. Especially if you’re a solo, one-person independent writer, publisher, and marketer, please let us hear from you.
Even if you can’t share much or believe that what you have to share is not important, it might be important to someone on this side of the fence, so please take a shot. It won’t cost you anything but a little of your time.
And remember, a rising tide lifts all boats. That is exactly why this Journal has been running so long.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?” at https://theconversation.com/if-humans-went-extinct-what-would-the-earth-look-like-one-year-later-199737. All about setting, especially for dystopic stories.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 330
Writing of Rose Padilla (WCG10SF5)
Day 1…… 4283 words. Total words to date…… 4283
Day 2…… 3963 words. Total words to date…… 8246
Day 3…… 1463 words. Total words to date…… 9709
Day 4…… 2445 words. Total words to date……12154
Total fiction words for June……… 12154
Total fiction words for 2023………… 110022
Total nonfiction words for June… 8760
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 118150
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 228272
Calendar Year 2023 Novels to Date…………………… 2
Calendar Year 2023 Novellas to Date……………… 0
Calendar Year 2023 Short Stories to Date………… 4
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 73
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 9
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………… 221
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
I.M. An angel, my angel, left this earth on April 11, 2023 just before 10 a.m. My life and my world will never be the same.
Disclaimer: I am a prolific professional fiction writer. On this blog I teach Writing Into the Dark, adherence to Heinlein’s Rules, and that following the myths of fiction writing will slow your progress as a writer or stop you cold. I will never teach the myths on this blog.