Thank you for the practical suggestions. I do appreciate that. I never meant to be an author. It resulted from my promise to Lilian and evolved into the book …so as a self-published first-time self-funded author I am figuring it out as I go. I have done what you said and sent the book to a lot of magazines and newspapers. The book even received a full page review in Sports Afield in July which was so exciting. I’ve also been blessed that the book received great reviews in about 10 other magazines. A lot of magazines etc don’t do book reviews are aren’t interested. They want you to advertise which I can’t afford making only $4 a book. I’ve also been on about 15 podcasts and am scheduled to do more. I also talk at libraries and town halls etc whenever I get the chance. I LOVE doing that. People are amazing with what they learn and I typically just open it up to questions. I do all of this for free at this point but traveling too far from home (I live in a town of 800) gets time consuming and expensive. Ive also just spent LITERALLY the last two weeks in my walk in closet (apparently they make good recording studios) narrating an audiobook version of Cries of the Savanna. It is another learning process and very hard but if unpaid someone that would be another approx $7000 so I am attempting to do it myself. Trying to talk without screwing up is HARD…..and frustrating when you go back to edit. So I was a little on edge last night too. I’m also trying to learn how to do Amazon ads to reach people but that is a whole new kettle of fish and very difficult to learn. If people click on the book and don’t buy it I still have to pay for the click so it’s scary. 7000 new books come out each month! If you don’t do something, books just get buried and die in the algorithms. Gosh I have learned so much in the past few years but have tons more to learn. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. Once I get the audiobook done, I will try reaching out to more magazines etc. By the way, the big ones that I thought would be a great help (SCI and DSC etc) have done nothing …exactly because of what you said …it is a “product “. Jerome here in Africahunting.com and other smaller organizations and people have been wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about Jerome and this sight. Anyway, have a great day. After I finish my coffee I’m off to edit my narration
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@migrabill you are so wonderful. Thanks so much for doing that. I sure appreciate it. You must be the Bill that I just put the book in the mail for! I dropped it off on the way to the airport. I’m in my way to see Rick.
