For the short novella "Year of the Wendigo", so far we've given away 125 copies on Kindle Direct Publishing. Not too bad. I don't really know what a free campaign is supposed to yield so I'm impressed that we've given away any at all.
Writing is an enjoyable exercise and I continue to do it, time allowing. These days there's a lot of demands on my time and it seems like I never get much done but when I do have spare time ... I drift back to writing. I would be well-pleased if it bore some fruit and the readership gained a little traction.
I remember when I first started writing on this blog, I was getting over a thousand hits per day and generating a substantial ad revenue. The readership dropped dramatically when I stopped posting the BI every day and even more so when I began to speak more solely about religion. Is this not the very nature of mankind though? There's a narrow gate Christians are told to be seeking, and I suppose an even more narrow readership for those authors out there. I don't really write "Christian" literature and many of my stories span the past two decades of my life so they certainly run the gambit but I notice that there is a more Christian trend as I continue to age in the craft.
How do each of us use our gifts towards Christ? I suppose this is something we are to be continuously asking ourselves.
3 comments:
I don't think it's about the numbers. The important thing is that you touch people, they learn something and pass it on.
I left a review on the Year of the Wendigo, I thought it was excellent. Do you have plans to write more books with Angelo and Tobias?
I am using my gift by going to medical school and not wasting the talents that God has given me. I hope to be a beacon of light.
I use my gifts to help the needy through our local church.
I just downloaded your book and when I get a chance to read it I will leave a review for you. Thanks for offering it up for free, I love to read but have a very limited budget. I feel very blessed to be on the receiving end of anything I can get for free these days.
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