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The Grand Dame of women’s fiction and romance, is my pic as my all time fav author. And I was lucky enough to meet her.
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#mondaymusings 1.28.2024
I know some authors who only consider a spreadsheet as an indication of how they are doing in their careers. How many book sales they’ve had; how many preorders on a new book coming out. And there’s nothing wrong with that. We didn’t go into the writing career to lose money, now did we? LOL
For me, though, my success – if you can call it that – has been more internal than the external monetary reward tract.
The very first time I ever had someone I didn’t know come up to me at a book signing and tell me they loved my book because the story or characters spoke to them, was a huge measure of personal success for me. I mean, we expect our family and friends to like what we write ( even though I don’t have many non-writing friends who read what I write, and no one in my family reads my books) when a total stranger who has nothing to gain by telling me that actually speaks those words, the internal orbit in my heart goes into the stratosphere!
I’ve entered more than my share of contests since I’ve been published and every time I win, place or even show in a contest based on writing, I feel successful because it means someone read my words with a critical eye and felt they were good enough to win some sort of prize.
So, not every measure of my personal success is measured in money or book sales.
Not that I’m saying those aren’t great, because…duh!
LOL
So how do measure your own personal/professional success? I’d really like to know because I’m nosy that way!
Have a good week ~ Peg
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#mondaymusings 1.1.2024
As we start a new year, I’ve got my first question of the year for you:
Mine is to focus on my overall health this year – physical and mental.
What’s yours?
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A matter of #POV…
The other day on my Facebook page I posted this:
“Hey kids. I just read a rather scathing article about how “Sub-par” writing in the first POV is. Since many – but not all – of my books are written in First person, I was wondering if you could help me out here: Are you automatically turned off to reading anything in the first POV, or do you give the author a chance and see if the book is a worthwhile read?
I have to admit, most of my books written in fist POV are the ones I’ve had the best sales with. But…. Thanks for any feedback. “
Peeps, that simple question garnered me more traffic on those pages than I’ve seen in eons!!
The general consensus was that most people don’t care if a book is written in first or third person as long as: the story is good, the voice is engaging, and the characters are worth reading about.
Since more than half of the books I’ve written are in first person ( the other half in third) I was so thrilled to hear this.
I, too, don’t care if a book is in first or third as long as the story and characters sweep me away. I have so many writers that I love to read and each of them write in different voices and points of view.
There were some comments of people who don’t like first person for various reasons, and that’s fine with me. I say, the more writers we have offering good stories and their unique telling of those stories in the form of viewpoint, the better!
I should put questions like that up more on my page, no? Hee hee
You can get a gander at all my books on my Amazon webpage here: Peggy Jaeger Books
And just for giggles ( and info!) here’s the breakdown of my books in first and in third POV
First person POV ( the narrator is speaking)
It’s A Trust Thing, Dirty Damsels, Christmas & Cannolis, 3 Wishes, A Kiss under the Christmas Lights, Dearly Beloved, Today, tomorrow, always,
Third person POV
Skater’s Waltz, The Voices of Angels, Passion’s Palette, First Impressions, There’s no Place like home, Hope’s Dream, COoking with Kandy, A Shot at Love, Cant Stand The Heat, A Pride of Brothers:Rick
Until next time ~ Peg
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Peggy Jaeger, Author 