I Failed...

and that's okay.

The kickstarter for my book recently closed with about $1500 left to go. It was an undeniable failure. I wasn’t even close. After 2 months of pounding the pavement, posting on social media and doing everything I could think of to sell this thing, I failed.

My first reaction was sad. As a disabled author, this book and my social media are my only chance of contributing to my household financially. So I was a little disappointed and that was just a culmination of me feeling like a burden on my husband.

He talked me down and reminded me that 1) life is hard for everyone right now, forking over $20 for a book isn’t something everyone is currently capable of and I totally understand that. 2) It can take a while for the appropriate audience to find you. When I show up in person to conventions and things to talk about the same topic as the book I have GREAT turn out. In fact my panels have very high attendance numbers and I am extremely proud of that. Which means that I have an audience and there is a market for my book, I just have to make getting the book easier. We are currently trying to save money for me to have a table at Los Angeles Comic Con because I might have more luck that way. and 3) Success isn’t linear. Life as an indie author is hard and setbacks are part of the gig. I didn’t expect overnight success or 10,000 copies sold off a kickstarter. I just wanted enough to move into the next phase of selling it. It didn’t happen and that’s okay.

So now we reorganize and figure out how to do this in a more direct way. If you were interested in the book and still want a copy here is a google form. I will put in individual print orders and send you copies directly.

I want to thank everyone who did support the book and my panel. I thank you for reading this and being here. If I could ask for one more thing I ask that you just share the google form on your social medias. I am going to be focusing my energy on video essays and articles, my next book is on the back burner for a bit.

This is your reminder to keep going. No matter how many failures you endure. Keep going.