Out of the comfort zone
I seem to be taking so many steps out of my comfort zone this time around; a necessity if I actually want to sell some books. Being out there is not where I like to be. I am far more comfortable existing off the radar and out of sight. Today I visited the local book shop and enquired if they would be interested in selling any copies for me. I had been told to do this with the last book but back then, that was never going to be a possibility. In the next day or two, I will put a post on the local Facebook pages – I have already gone public on my private page, but not the local ones. What I am realising now is that the topic that I write about does not appeal to many. I know there are plenty of interested people out there in the world but not so many in small communities, maybe one here, one there. It will involve some work on my part to find and alert them to the book’s existence. I had expected more of my friends to buy a copy of my book – I don’t know, I just thought they would want to. $20 is not much these days. What else can one buy with that money? And it does surprise me just how much time and effort goes into writing a book. We writers spend hours and hours on our product and at the end of the day, ask a miniscule amount. Try to get the plumber or electrician, builder or mechanic to visit and see how much they charge per hour. If we writers did the same, our books would cost thousands. But in our cases, the money is made in the quantities sold, a few dollars at a time. And in most instances, we never recoup what we have put into our works.
In my case, I have been given the message that my soul purpose is ‘’to write so that others may understand’’ so it is not about making or even recouping money. It is about sharing the information I have been given. When one is aligned spiritually, different rules apply. For example, I know people will be blocked from reading my book if they are not ready to read it and conversely, I will block others from reading it if I allow my fears to get in the way. So, it is important that I continue to do my spiritual work, making sure that I address my fears and my beliefs so that the flow is not interrupted, especially by me. It is important that I let go of any expectations around sales or readerships to also decrease any resistance.
I do trust that spirit works perfectly and exactly how it is meant to unfold will happen, but like I mentioned in a previous blog, I will have to do my part too. And that I am trying to do.