thelandofdreams

As a struggling writer, there seems to be a whole bunch of shit between 1) posting awesome content on the internet and 2) having anyone actually read it. No one seems to be able to fill in the blank between those two. Do you mind trying?

almost all the forums I've ever tried to promote at strictly forbid spamming and block anyone who tries to pitch stuff. As for having a social media presence, I just don't get it. You can post every blog post you have on facebook and twitter and still have zero followers. Mind going a bit more into detail on those two? If I seem frustrated it is because I am, just know it is not directed at you, just the fact that I've heard this advice before and acted on it with very little results. Either I am doing something very wrong or luck has more to do with it than successful people admit.

In the first year of the blog we had, according to google analytics, about 10 readers

Thanks for the answer. Curious how you got to ten readers a day? I've known people who've blogged for years and would kill for even that.

Edit: just to clarify. In my experience, the jump from 0 readers to 10 a day is the hardest part. Any tips for that process?

great answer, thanks

How much did you pay for your copy edit? Who edited it? Who designed the cover? How long did the whole process take (after writing I mean), and how much money do you have in the book atm?

Got my first novel finished and considering the next step, so your answers would mean alot!