Comments on: The Horror of the Royalty Statement http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/writerly/the-horror-of-the-royalty-statement/ Make yourself at home, this should be fun. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:08:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kimberly Kaye Terry http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/writerly/the-horror-of-the-royalty-statement/#comment-5875 Kimberly Kaye Terry Mon, 12 May 2008 19:01:35 +0000 http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/?p=506#comment-5875 "I want to remain in this euphoric fog of delusion that I am selling my ass off." I pick this answer :razz: “I want to remain in this euphoric fog of delusion that I am selling my ass off.”

I pick this answer :razz:

]]> By: Anya Bast http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/writerly/the-horror-of-the-royalty-statement/#comment-5842 Anya Bast Fri, 09 May 2008 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/?p=506#comment-5842 Oh, gosh, you and me both. Royalty statement time is either a time of rejoicing or depression. LOL. It's so hard to know how your book is selling. Nothing seems to be a reliable indicator (buzz, amazon rankings, ect). I would say you've got a great list. I'd add to it LUCK. I think luck plays a big part in sales for certain books. Luck in timing, for example. Hitting the market with just the right book at just the right time. Also, I'd add VOICE. Some authors just have that special voice, you know? The one that seems to whisper golden things into the ears of readers everywhere and drives up their sales to astronomical levels. Oh, gosh, you and me both. Royalty statement time is either a time of rejoicing or depression. LOL. It’s so hard to know how your book is selling. Nothing seems to be a reliable indicator (buzz, amazon rankings, ect).

I would say you’ve got a great list. I’d add to it LUCK. I think luck plays a big part in sales for certain books. Luck in timing, for example. Hitting the market with just the right book at just the right time.

Also, I’d add VOICE. Some authors just have that special voice, you know? The one that seems to whisper golden things into the ears of readers everywhere and drives up their sales to astronomical levels.

]]> By: Denise A. Agnew http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/writerly/the-horror-of-the-royalty-statement/#comment-5840 Denise A. Agnew Thu, 08 May 2008 21:22:51 +0000 http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/?p=506#comment-5840 :twisted: Vivi, I think there are so many factors that go into whether a book sells or not. You've listed some above. What sells me number one on a book is if I like the excerpt (especially if it is an author I haven't read before.) The cover might attract my attention because it tells me something about the tone of the book (hopefully). The blurb helps, too. Denise A. Agnew :twisted: Vivi, I think there are so many factors that go into whether a book sells or not. You’ve listed some above. What sells me number one on a book is if I like the excerpt (especially if it is an author I haven’t read before.) The cover might attract my attention because it tells me something about the tone of the book (hopefully). The blurb helps, too.

Denise A. Agnew

]]> By: Cynthia Eden http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/writerly/the-horror-of-the-royalty-statement/#comment-5839 Cynthia Eden Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:03 +0000 http://www.thebradfordbunch.com/?p=506#comment-5839 Ah, Vivi--you've hit on a worry I often have. And those statements will be arriving soon, won't they? I am very curious about exactly what it is that best promotes a book. I'm a cover sucker--I've picked up many books because I was caught by the cover. The cover catches me, then I flip the book over to read the blurb. If the blurb is good, I'm sold. :grin: Ah, Vivi–you’ve hit on a worry I often have. And those statements will be arriving soon, won’t they? I am very curious about exactly what it is that best promotes a book. I’m a cover sucker–I’ve picked up many books because I was caught by the cover. The cover catches me, then I flip the book over to read the blurb. If the blurb is good, I’m sold. :grin:

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