Writing the book was the easy part.
Today is day 6 of my crowdfunding campaign. I've written a book, you see, a novel actually and I'm hoping to get it published through crowdfunding. Considering I'm trying to publish a book written in Italian, while living in Germany, and considering that a lot of my friends can't even pronounce bruschetta properly, I haven't done badly. My goal is 200 pre-orders in 100 days and I've reached 31% of the goal so far.
I think my next book is going to be about how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign. I wish I'd read this book before I'd started. Well maybe not. I probably wouldn't even have tried if I had known what was lying ahead. It's like when I was pregnant and I was told: "This is the easy part; you wait till the baby is born." I feel the same way about this campaign: writing the book was the easy part!
By the end of the 100 days, I'm either going to love or forever hate social media. Over the past week, I've discovered there is another world out there: it's made of bookbloggers and writers with Instagram accounts and thousands of followers.
There is one very successful self-published author who found me on Instagram and on Twitter. I asked him if he could share some advice. His response was simple: "As you can see, social media." I can see that. He has a friendly but rather determined approach. How did he even find me? Hashtags?
One positive aspect of the campaign is that it's kept me so busy I've barely had the time to worry about Brexit. Do they really believe the EU will renegotiate the deal?
If you would like to support my campaign and practise your Italian, please pre-order a copy of my book. The e-book is a bargain at €5.99!
The book will only be published if I can get 200 pre-orders in 100 days. The clock is ticking (not just for Theresa May).
