The writing has been slow this week, as I’ve been trying to give my brain a bit of a rest. I spent that time doing some networking on Clubhouse. I met a librarian on there who loved supporting indie authors and indie books. I mailed out a copy of The Arrangement to him, and it will soon be appearing in libraries in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area!
A while back, I had gotten a rejection from my own local public library about carrying The Arrangement in their system. It was met with a rather discouraging response because of it being self-published. Since then, I have been using that as motivation to prove them all wrong that my book is good enough as any traditionally-published book for the library. Sometimes rejection can be that fire that burns under you to make you fight harder. I am definitely not giving up this fight.
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Good for you. I think self published gets an unfair shake so much, and I hope your local library changes their position. and great news on the networking! that’s awesome.
Fun looking movies as usual 🙂
Thank you. Yes, I’m so tired of the stigma. I’m not letting that stop me.
That’s amazing!! Good for you for not giving up!!
Have a great week and happy reading.
Thank you! I was more motivated than ever.
Enjoy your week!
Good news about your book and your efforts to make indie books more acceptable, something that needs to happen.
Enjoy your week and your reading and writing. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Thank you. I really love libraries, and wish more of them will take a chance on indie authors.
Have an awesome week! 🙂
Good luck with the library. Self-published don’t often get a fair chance and that’s not right. It’s great that you are standing up to this.
Hope you have a great week!
Thank you! I’m staying positive in all this. I appreciate your support.
Good for you. I am sorry your local library isn’t supportive.
It’s a shame. There are so many great indie books out there that our library is passing on.
What a good way to turn a negative into a positive! Perseverance is so important when you’re an indie writer ❤️
Thank you, Tessa! I appreciate it. Thank you for stopping by my blog, and I hope you have a great week!
Yes stay positive! I hope you are able to get some writing done this week. If you like listening to podcasts there is a new one called Queries, Qualms, & Quirks that you might enjoy and find helpful:
Queries, Qualms, & Quirks asks published authors to share their successful query letter and discuss their journey from first spark to day of publication. Author Sarah Nicolas interviews authors of all genres about how they got started writing, getting their book deal, and their experiences with publication.
Thank you so much for the recommendation. I love listening to podcasts, and I will definitely check it out.
I was rejected from my own library too. Lol. Ugh. The snottiness it too much sometimes.
I’m really sorry the library hasn’t given your books a chance. Definitely try other libraries around the country.