Weekend Wrap-up: Lost in the Stacks

By Leon Stevens on September 21, 2024

How many books are published each year? Half a million? 1 million? 2.2 million? 3 million? Well, it depends which Google result you choose.

According to the article, "The 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing", 2.3 million in the US alone. According to the article, "The 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing", I'm in the wrong field if I dream of making any money with my writing.

So, when I feel like this:

I'm not altogether wrong.

According to the article, "The 10 Awful Truths about Book Publishing", I'm crazy to keep at it.

But they're wrong. I'm not crazy. I like writing. I like entertaining readers, but I don't like posting about my books too many times during the day, or week. I see some authors posting "buy my book" posts and that's just not me.

To sell books, you have to be visible. To be visible, you either have to be spend scads of money or be relentless in your marketing efforts.

I guess I'll stick to providing an entertaining experience to whoever reads what I write, be it a book, a poem, a blog, my newsletter, or a social media post.

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/