Comments on: When Your Book Doesn’t Sell

By: Robin Lovett

Robin Lovett — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:36:00 +0000

In reply to Kakeyo. Thank you, Kakeyo! All the best of luck for you too!

By: Kakeyo

Kakeyo — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:41:00 +0000

Thanks for this post, Robin. I just recently signed with an agent (a few weeks ago) and I check my email every time I pick up my phone (sometimes picking my phone up within minutes of last checking it), hoping to hear anything. My fervor has waned and I can only imagine waiting an entire year to hear something positive… I feel for you, but I’m so glad you remained steadfast – I feel like you will definitely make it with that kind of attitude (which is what I tell myself whenever I doubt or think I’ll go through the same thing).

Thank you again – this post gives me hope for the future!

By: Robin Lovett

Robin Lovett — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:42:00 +0000

In reply to MK. It's so hard to put a book baby, especially a first book baby, on the shelf. Learning from it is really what it's all about! You'll reap the benefits of every bit of work you did on the first in all your projects to come.

By: MK

MK — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:59:00 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing–it couldn’t have been easy to! The first book I ever wrote I didn’t manage to find an agent for, and I’m now realizing it may not ever be ready for the light of day, at least not without some major overhauls. It sucks–it was my first baby, after all–but I learned a lot in writing it, and the process has just made my next project stronger.