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This month I am grappling with the same insecurity that has been gnawing at me for the past few months. I can't seem to get anything written and I have totally lost my focus. I am determined that I will not have this same problem by the time our April meeting rolls around and the only thing for it is to sit down and write, but for now I'm turning things over to the wonderfully talented Christine Rains. Christine is here to talk about the insecurities that come along with publishing. I'm thrilled to be a stop on Christine's tour to promote her new book, the contemporary erotic romance Loose Corset.
Take it away, Christine!
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Working
with a publisher brings with it a whole mess of new insecurities. I didn't
think it would be all a breeze after being accepted, but I underestimated how
much the things I can't control would get to me.
I
can't see my sales stats even though I'm doing all the marketing. Is anything
I'm doing working? I won't know until the next pay period, and they send out
checks every quarter.
There
are two more books in the Dice & Debauchery series. They're complete, but
they're waiting in a queue for a new editor. I don't know where in this queue I
sit. But I do know it depends on my sales how quickly I move up the line. It
could be the summer when the second book is released or maybe not until the end
of the year. I don't have any control over it.
Have
readers asked for more? Do they like me? Could they decide to cancel my
contract if I don't sell well? I don't know. And it's driving me bonkers!
There
are advantages to having a publisher, but there are also ones for
self-publishing. No matter which way I go, I get new gray hairs.
What
are your insecurities this month?
Book Blurb:
Geek girl Morgan Reid
has been to many conventions, but none that had her wishing it would never end.
Dressed as their
characters from the online game Steampunk Quest, Morgan and her best friend
meet the other players for the first time in real life. Morgan's attraction to
the gorgeous Dean Bradley is immediate, making it difficult to breathe in her
tight corset. Even after a few dice shattering orgasms, she doesn't believe
this can be anything more than a con fling. But Dean is making her feel things
she's only read about in books. Can Morgan let go of her cool-headed logic and
allow herself to fall completely for the perfect geek guy?
About the author:
Christine Rains is a writer, blogger, and geek mom. She's
married to her best friend and fellow geek living in south-central Indiana.
They have one son who is too smart for his parents' own good and loves to
pretend he's Batman. Christine has four degrees which help nothing with
motherhood, but make her a great Jeopardy player. When she's not reading or
writing, she's going on adventures with her son or watching cheesy movies on
Syfy Channel. She's a member of Untethered Realms and S.C.I.F.I. (South Central
Indiana Fiction Interface). She has several short stories and novellas
published. The Dice & Debauchery series is her first contemporary
erotic romance.
Please visit her website
and blog
You can also find Christine on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Goodreads.
You can also find Christine on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Goodreads.
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