So far, my book has been on Amazon Kindle for about 2 days. No sales yet. I have read about those breakthrough authors who made millions selling on Kindle. Well, as my book obviously states, they are the exceptions to a well known fact that most authors never get rich.
Good thing I have a back up plan for my career, right?
Yes, I am very excited to earn my Master's degree in Social Work. I hope to start Spring of 2014. When I realized that authors make very little money and I really don't want to teach English, I knew I had to find something else. It was then that I turned to my other passions in life. One of those passions is encouraging and serving others. What better way to do that then Social Work? I hope to one day work for a center that provides alternatives to abortions for women undergoing an unplanned pregnancy. Being pro-life is something I have always felt should be default for everyone. A baby starts developing as soon as conception occurs. I feel that people who find themselves pregnant with a child they were not prepared to have need to know that there are other ways to handle the situation other than abortion. Specifically, I would love to counsel women who decide to keep their babies and help them discover ways to get back on their feet and provide for themselves and their child.
Anyway, needless to say, I am feeling discouraged about my writing. Since I cannot make any money that way, will I just stop altogether? Is it worth keeping my art if it will not yield a profit? Decisions, decisions, I say. Hopefully, this book will sell something. I am just praying now that anyone who does happen to come across it and download it to their Kindle or i-Pad, etc., will take something away from it after reading. Soon, I will have a print version available. The proof was shipped out to me this morning. It will be for sale on Create Space's webpage (createspace.com) and Amazon.com.
Now, I am getting into the rut in my amazing summer that is called summer school. No, I did not fail a course. I chose to do summer school so that I could take less classes next semester to prepare for my wedding. However, I am dreading the work that summer school entails. I know it won't be extremely difficult, just time consuming. I would rather spend my days working and then coming home to relax. Also, I would like to spend my days off chilling at the pool working on my tan and hanging out with friends. I guess I am learning that balancing work and play is an art form and I need to practice.
One more thing: wedding planning is not easy! To any future brides and grooms out there: be warned. You will spend countless hours creating guest lists, worrying about how you will feed all your guests, staring at online pages adding stuff to a gift registry, and making sure your wedding party all wear the same thing...
My bridesmaids finally got their dresses. Of course I picked a dress that is about to be discontinued in a few days. This made it very stressful on my girls, especially the ones who could not pay for their dress up front. I apologize deeply for being such an inconvienent bride. :-P But, I have been blessed with people who will help me make invitations, decorations, and keep me fron losing my mind.
A mind is a terrible thing to lose. Especially for me. :-P
Here is a link to my book on Kindle. Take a peek if you have an e-Reader. If you don't, stay up on my blog because I'll post a link to the print version.
Peace out,
Julia
Exceptions:
A Novel by Julia Hall
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