I've been getting emails from Amazon about a certain author, CS, and since I didn't recognize the name, I've simply been deleting them.
Then I saw this author was going to be at Indy Comic Con. Good; I'll stop by his booth and maybe remember WHY I'm following him on AZ.
I motored up, introduced myself, recognized he's the author of a comic I'd heard of about a year or two or three ago. I own a digital copy, but it's hard to read. I told him about the connection through Comic Book Spectrum, and asked if I could take his picture. He agreed....then promptly says to me, "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to talk to someone who actually wants to BUY something."
Taken aback, I smiled and thanked him for his time, and moved on.
But inwardly I was fuming. What a d*ck!
The next day, I realized I could actually buy the $20 comic, so I returned. I was the ONLY one in line; he commented on the fact he liked my 1st name, and pronounced my last name correctly. Then after taking my payment and signing the comic, he handed it back and said, "Bye-bye."
Again, I was taken aback. No thank you? Just, "okay, now get out of here so someone else will buy from me?"
I came home and promptly UNFOLLOWED him. I'll read his comic, and IF I happen to ever see him again, maybe I'll get the next installment, much like I do with Ron Braun, who seems to LIKE my company whenever I stop by his booth!
I do NOT hang around. I keep my interactions BRIEF, since I myself don't like it when people monopolize me at shows, unless of course, I'm ENJOYING it!
Now onto Author #2.
We all have bad days. I get it. I had one myself in April, as I sat there hearing nearly everyone walking by my table telling me they either don't read or they only read The Bible, or some other genre.
I got over it and recently published a new one.
Author SS posted earlier tonight how she's depressed due to other authors in her genre have decided to quit writing. Dismal sales of her last two books. She's run sale after sale and people buy, then return the book. She cries in the bathroom so her hubby doesn't see her tears. She's tired of sending out a newsletter that nobody clicks the links. (I'll admit, I'll only click the link if I haven't bought the book yet! Some of her work I love, and others I find tedious to get through, but I still read the book!)
1) Stop putting so much faith in online sales/book bub promos and DO SOME IN PERSON EVENTS! I get she's an introvert. So was I until I had to put myself out there and talk to people, hoping they would buy my books! It CAN be done!
2) I've seen this author in person, and yes, she's a little standoffish because she's shy and opinionated about certain topics, and she's flat out said she's not going to bring a lot of inventory b/c she's tired of hauling them back and forth. In fact, after every in person signing, she bundles up the leftovers and sells them on FB. Me, I haul them back and forth, sometimes for an entire YEAR or two until they sell!
3) If I got depressed every time a release date came and went without an online sale....I'd probably be in a mental hospital right now. I don't care if I don't sell anything, because once copies arrive, I KNOW someone at a future show is going to buy it. I have a glass of wine, sing some karaoke, and insist someone take me out to eat. Two weeks ago, I celebrated by buying to books at B&N on my TBB list.
4) This author also spends waaaaaay too much $$ on makeup and dresses, imho.
5) She also overshares her perimenapause journey, imho.
Just had to get that off my chest. Yes, sometimes her posts annoy me more than other friends' political posts! But maybe it's just my own menapausal brain fed up with bullsh*t??
