Daily Diary, Day 1091: I generally try to give myself an hour during lunch to not work beyond catching up with my magazine reading or watching fluff tv, but this morning simply got away from me, and with one and may two phone calls scheduled this afternoon, I felt I needed to get this post out.
Good news is that I got 562 words written yesterday, bad news is I am not sure I will get any written today. Good news is that I got I got both walks and PT done yesterday, and I did most of my weekly Sunday cleaning today, but in small chunks, so didn't feel too tired. Bad news is it is hot today and getting even hotter over the next few days, so not sure I will get in my after dinner walk.
As for the sales, I sold 83 copies of Dandy and the Dognappers yesterday, which says to me that Bookbub had some impact, since I don't know where else the sales would have come from. I also now have 5 ratings on Amazon. I also had 879 downloads of Maids of Misfortune, with it making it up to #117. So close, but not in the top #100 of the Kindle Store, which can really boost downloads, and sell-through.
Today, I sent out my monthly promotional newsletter, and about 30 people clicked on book links for the novella. I have also registered 24 Amazon sales, which looks to me were probably generated by those people who clicked a link.
In addition, I spent way too much time trying to order plane tickets (using frequent flyer miles) so my daughter and grandsons can attend a wedding in November in Palm Springs when a lot of the extended family will be there. The air fare/ and hotel room costs were a little shocking, but mostly it was how frustrating using the online system for the airline tickets was, and I'm pretty savvy with computers and filling out forms! Can't help but feel curmudgeonly about how computers etc were supposed to make everything easier, when I can actually remember when talking to a real live travel agent was possible, and a lot easier, and certainly more pleasant.
End of grump.
Here are a trio of white blooms each from a different bush in a different yard, all of them having a little pink to them.
Oh, I am so with you about airline tickets and hotel costs. And having worked in the industry, I completely agree!! It is especially challenging when you have a particular question and then you search and search and search...........