This morning, Digital Book World announced in their daily newsletter that The Bet by Rachel Van Dyken was the best-selling eBook in the U.S. last week. The Bet is self-published.
Looks like a trend is kicking in here, Peeps. Now that the Big Six gatekeepers no longer can bar the doors to publication, more and more readers are voting with their wallets about the quality of independently-published fiction. We've all read a number of anecdotal success stories about authors rejected by traditional publishers having success in the self-publishing arena, but the success trend is not only growing in frequency, but in magnitude, which should be an inspiration to authors and aspiring authors everywhere. Put in the hard work and let the readers be the judges.
On the home front, The Winds of Heaven and Earth is sitting just short of 160,000 words, and I *swear* I will wrap the first draft this week.
I've done some work on the next book in the trilogy, The Dark Paths of the World, and even have an early cover concept.
What I'm finding interesting is, even though The Winds of Heaven and Earth is in early draft, there are seeds taking root that's already propelling the plot and momentum of the next story. I already have the first chapter of DPW written, even though its predecessor is still a work in progress.
One final note before I wrap. I've seen a recent spike in sales for A Fairy for Bin Laden, which I attribute to my growing Twitter (@StephenMHolak) audience. If you don't already follow me there, please add me, and a Like on my Facebook Page would be appreciated as well.
Now back to work.
No comments:
Post a Comment