tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post6171114272526106401..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: High AnxietyCroco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-38058192825780760862015-11-21T07:39:55.942-05:002015-11-21T07:39:55.942-05:00I see it happen to mine also, sales drop like a ro...I see it happen to mine also, sales drop like a rock after a month. It was especially apparent when I started putting books in KU. Excellent post.Larry Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243985089364955059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-57781045438977892182015-08-21T17:53:49.206-04:002015-08-21T17:53:49.206-04:00I guess it's a vicious cycle: publish more, pe...I guess it's a vicious cycle: publish more, people buy more, make more money. Or: work other job(s) for the money, publish less, people buy less, make less money from writing, family convinces you to spend more time working, less time writing. Sigh.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-12212361521582815102015-08-21T13:34:38.657-04:002015-08-21T13:34:38.657-04:00Good for you, Lisabet. I can't imagine anyone ...Good for you, Lisabet. I can't imagine anyone producing a 30K novella AND doing all the promotional work every month for years at a stretch. A writer like that would burn out, crack up, jump off the cliff. I'm sure that plan wouldn't work for the long haul, and it certainly wouldn't produce writing that would still be read after the writer's untimely death. As an English instructor, I always wonder: will anyone read this in 5 years, 20 years, 50 years? The best work lasts much longer than a carton of yogurt.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-82890790186352384982015-08-21T13:19:07.623-04:002015-08-21T13:19:07.623-04:00Wow, this is depressing, and definitely explains t...Wow, this is depressing, and definitely explains the explosion of crappy books. I know I simply could not sustain this kind of output. I'd burn out before the first month. This just strikes me as another way we can be enslaved by the information overload. We just have to step back from the madness and reaffirm the reason we write and the reason we read. I truly do not want to waste my reading time on a book dashed off to satisfy the gaping profit maw. Good to get the perspective!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-58954135565053985512015-08-21T11:06:10.992-04:002015-08-21T11:06:10.992-04:00this explains why there are so many crappy books. ...this explains why there are so many crappy books. sorry to be grumpy about such, maybe there are writers who can turn out excellent work monthly, but it really turns me off to think of them, nose to the keyboard, typing & typing. i'd rather they get laid more often & put out one fantastic book of their lives or maybe the occasional bit of brilliance. yuck.Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-15528756366067955732015-08-21T09:44:01.726-04:002015-08-21T09:44:01.726-04:00I have a hard time thinking of 30K as a book...muc...I have a hard time thinking of 30K as a book...much less writing one every single month. If you are writing merely to profit I guess you do what needs to be done. For myself, I am happy with one or two novel length releases a year that I can feel proud of. Sales, ranking, algorithms, promotion, none of that ever even enters the equation!Sessha Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569927397738788073noreply@blogger.com