General question to my followers
So I wrote a book. And sometimes I post excerpts from said book. Based on the complete lack of response these posts elicits, I put forth the following query:
Does it annoy you when I post about my novel?
And I ask that sincerely. I'm not trying to guilt trip you into supporting my book if you genuinely don't give a shit about my writing. I'm asking because if it comes across as shameless spamming, I will stop and only post blog entries.
If you're worried about hurting my feelings, submit your answer under Anon in my Inbox. There are over 200 of you. I never hear from 90% of you so this is your chance to tell me how you feel. It's okay if you don't care about my book. I'm just trying to grasp why my book posts get zero notes so I can decide if I need to move my marketing to another social media platform.
However, I admit that I am a bit disheartened that people who don't follow me also don't give a rat's ass about my book, even when it was free for a whole two weeks. I mean, I thought Tumblr WAS my key demographic. I see nothing but posts about wanting books with women of color and books with interracial relationships and books where the women are the main focus and books where they kick ass and don't wait for their princes to save them. Again, I'm not trying to whine about my book not selling. I am genuinely confused why my excerpts are passed over. I'm not pretending like my book is perfect--dear God, it is far from that--but it's been six months and I've got a big fat pile of nothing the size of Lake Michigan and I need to figure out where I've gone wrong.
So I'm inviting anyone and everyone to answer this post if you feel like it. What can I do to get Tumblr involved with my work? I want to write something that people enjoy, and something that represents women of color in a fantasy setting in a respectable and affectionate light. I want to make you guys proud because you've been tons of fun to hang out with these past three years. I want to understand readers and fellow writers. I want to get involved in the Tumblr writing and reading community, but I can't do that in a vacuum of silence.
My Inbox is open season. But, y'know, please be kind. I do have feelings. I'm not a robot.
Well, not always.
-Kyoko