I sold a copy of my book to a telemarketer yesterday. Usually, I ignore numbers that I’m fairly certain are spam, but this one originated from Washington D.C. and I thought, Hey, it might be President Biden, so I accepted the call.
Turns out, it wasn’t Potus, but it wasn’t exactly a telemarketer either. Instead, the caller was from a charitable organization that I support. I politely listened to the caller’s spiel and then replied, “I’m sorry, but I can’t make a recurring monthly donation at this time. I’m a self-published author and I’m never sure what my royalties will amount to.”
“Oh?” She said. “What do you write?”
I grinned to myself. “I have a novel that was published in December. Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn and Resort.”
“She laughed and said, “What?”
I repeated the title.
“Oh my,” she said. “I’m buying that right now!”
We talked a few minutes more then said our goodbyes.
At the top of the hour I checked my sales on Kindle Direct Publishing. Now, I have no way of knowing if the kind caller was the purchaser of my book, but I did make a sale for an ebook that hour. And that’s why they call me, The Hustler. (Note: I think I’m the only one to use that nickname, but maybe I’ll start a trend.)
Peace, people!
Peace, people!
Wonderful
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😊
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Love it!!!! Move over Paul Newman
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Ha! Oh, I’d loved to have moved over with him…
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LOL!!! Join the queue xxxxxx
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What a man.
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He was gorgeous.
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Sure was. Yummy.
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Oh god, these eyes.. And I know this sounds daft but he could act. Some of them are just lookers. Not that we don’t not forgive them for that but….
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I’d have paid money to see him just sit on the edge of a pier and gaze out at the ocean, but dang, the man could act.
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Inconsiderate swine!!!
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Love it !
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Reblogged this on Disablities & Mental Health Issues and commented:
BTW, love what it says inPhoto/Picture. Maybe I should try that & hang up lol!
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Ha! It might just work!
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The Spam calls you get these days
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Right?!
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haha! You are very good!!!
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I’m finding that if being push my book, no one will. This part is harder than the writing!
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Can I hire you for my marketing? That is epic!
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Ha! I have my hands full with my own! I had another crazy interaction a couple of days before the one in this story, but I’m having trouble putting it down on paper.
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That’s awesome!
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I try to never miss an opportunity to sell a book. The toughest part of self-publishing is getting folks talking to others about your book.
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Nice job turning a junk call into a sale!
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I have to be my own marketing specialist. Sometimes I do a good job.
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So, you go to Substack and look around and see if you would be interested in sharing with some people the tries and trials and tidbits about becoming an independent author and publisher, along with your other day by day (mis)adventures. It’s about marketing….but a dual purpose…won’t lean on ya about it again, but you owe it to yourself and your work to give it a gander ….
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I’ve never heard of substack.
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I mentioned it to ya before…right after you published your book…you might want to give it a shot.
regards
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I’ll look at it. I think it must’ve gone right over my head when you first mentioned it.
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