Reality Hit!

You can hear about things over and over again, but it doesn’t become ‘real’ until you experience it for yourself. This past Saturday was an eye-opener for me. I participated in a local arts, crafts, and educational festival that lasted 5 hours and I only sold ONE book (and the purchaser was my Aunt). My revelation: Man, it’s hard to sell books!! Needless to say, I was a little discouraged.
Then God tapped me on the shoulder...What about those people you talked to? Oh yeah, I almost forgot! The ones that were interested in learning more about self-publishing or in me doing a presentation at their churches. So, maybe it wasn’t a total day lost and I’ll hear back from those I networked with. I guess if you look hard enough, there's a blessing in everything.
In the meantime, it’s back to the drawing board and time to give my marketing game a boost. I’m a true believer that persistence (and prayer), pays! I feel better now… :-)

PS. If you’ve had success in selling books at events like festivals, PLEASE let me in on the secret.