Just a quick note to let you all know my new novel has been published, and you can find it by following this link.
So far I have only published the paperback. There are some issues for the ebook, and right now I don’t have time to deal with those issues. I’ll let you know when I work it all out.
This is the 6th in the Shadow series, and I think the best. It was fun to further develop some of the main characters. Now they get a break while I work on a stand-alone novel which has waited patiently for its turn. In six months, I’ll return to the Shadow series, I’m sure.
Anyway, there you have it. Thanks in advance if you purchase it, and thanks always for following this blog.
Be well, be safe, and for my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving!
A quick moment of self-promotion: “Shadows Across The Pond” is coming this week. I thought it would be published by now, but the review process on Amazon is taking longer than usual. Stay tuned!
BLOGGING
How many of you have a blog? I’m just curious. Why do you have one? What value do you get from it? You can answer in the comment section if you want; or don’t! I started out blogging as a way of adding to my writing platform. Today, though, I simply blog because I enjoy it. My following is small, but I’m fine with that. It’s just for my enjoyment, and the interaction with others is a pleasant bonus for this introvert.
How about vlogging? Podcasting? Facebook Live? Do any of you do any of that?
I still think I’m going to do a podcast one of these days. Self-deception is a wonderful thing. It’s like taking hallucinogenic drugs without taking the drugs.
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
A confession: I’m a Youtube junkie! I love videos about tiny houses and farming. Right now I’m hooked on two in particular: “Farmhouse Vernacular” and “Gold Shaw Farm.” The farmhouse video in particular is entertaining and habit-forming because of the young woman who produces and stars in it. She is simply a delight to watch. Very little of what she says about their farm applies to my life, but I enjoy her enthusiasm and her willingness to take on any job with a childlike spirit of adventure. Plus she’s kind of a goofy dork, and I like goofy dorks.
Anyway, I mention those two because they have huge followings on YouTube, and I suspect the huge followings are because of the delivery and personalities. You have to be able to sell your own work, whether you are a YouTuber or a writer or an artist. Without self-promotion, you are doomed to languish in relative obscurity. Now me, I’m quite comfortable living in obscurity, but there may be some of you who would enjoy a little limelight, so that’s why I mention it.
REFLECTIONS
From a writer’s standpoint, I wish I was younger. I wish I had started this writing journey twenty years ago, when I had the time, desire, and fortitude to really dive into it and make a success of it. Today, well, I just write because I enjoy it. I doubt seriously if I’ll ever find fame, but I’m fine with that. It would be nice to receive a sizeable income from my writing, but the effort it would take, today, to make that happen just isn’t something I’m willing to expend.
I’m just being real!
I know I can write. I know I can write well, and that’s all the confirmation and affirmation I need.
It’s nice to be that secure. It took me a long time to reach this point of inner-security in my life, but I finally made it, and for that I say “HOORAY!”
I hope this finds you well! Have a fantastic week, stay healthy, and I’ll catch you down the road of life.
Billybuc
Artistry With Words 