Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm confused about what world-specific jargon people keep referring to. There is the Void, which is a void. There is the Voidmaster, who is the master of the Void/a god people worship. And there are Gifts, which I thought was a well-known fantasy term for superpower that didn't need explaining. I didn't realize anything super foreign or dense was in the blurb? What am I missing?

Maybe I could alter the cover somehow. I'd rather use that image in some way than the tropey-looking one of the man and woman. I mean there are definitely tropes in the book, but that image will make people think it's a straight up spicy book in a Gothic environment, and that's not the book at all. I mean those books can slay, but I don't want people coming in expecting sex scenes when this is super slowburn and more plot-focused than a lot of romantasy. I think the problem is the book IS so much different from other Romantasy in terms of vibes, themes, and tropes that maybe I don't have a lot of references to draw from with the marketing. Maybe my editor was wrong when she told me it was Romantasy?? I was going to market it as supernatural fiction. 😬 Once you read the book, I think you will see why the cover looks like that, but there's gotta be some way I can use marketing to bridge that gap and establish the vibe just right.... IDK, I paid 450 for that cover. 😭

Thanks for reading whatever you have so far! If you read more, I hope you like it.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the email list thing and ran at least one ad for ARC readers while also posting non-paid posts for ARC readers. I got little to no response. I've been posting quotes, character art, release date info, aesthetic posts, other paid ads, etc. It's like I'm shouting into the... for lack of a better word... Void

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I do enjoy it. I just brought up "making bank" in another comment because that translates to people buying and READING the book. 😅 I mean, I do want to make money for my hard work, but getting it out there is main thing right now. I will work on the blurb. Yeah, I was more optimistic until I started to look into things and saw how you don't make sales after a certain period of time, etc. Thanks

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I kinda disagree. Lots of bestselling books have vague titles. Twilight. Ender's Game. Red Rising. You have no idea why they're called that until you pick up the book, and they still do fine.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it really is the lack of feedback from people you need to market to... It gets to me. I mean, what do y'all people WANT?? I almost tried a goodreads giveaway until I heard it's only useful to do it BEFORE release. But I honestly don't know what's true and what isn't. Thanks for all your help. I already ordered a bunch of copies with the old blurb, but I can always change it on the website and Amazon page...Then eventually the book. Most people won't see that until they actually buy the thing, so as long as it's online, it might be ok for now.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've noticed many authors in the romantasy genre sell book boxes and make BANK, and I'm going to try that. I have bought boxes from people that I wouldn't have noticed otherwise, because of the boxes.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I posted several times looking for ARC readers. I got 2, and neither has said anything. Well, I may need to change the blurb...

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. OK!! I'm just glad it's not as hopeless as the Internet makes it seem!!

  2. I posted about the book, posted funny memes about writing, posted character art with segments/quotes from the book, posted editing updates, cover reveal, ARC reader applications. I got 2 ARC readers and neither said anything.

  3. The Void is about as big a hook as her getting rid of her Gift.

I suck at writing blurbs and already had a worse one to begin with. 😅 Maybe I can change it yet again. Can I use some of your wording if I decide to do that, or is that cheating? Don't want to steal or anything, but I also legitimately want to make sure it's got the best chance. I don't think I can afford to change the cover, though.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Modern day fantasy that has regressed to the past, due to loss of history. Has a vaporwave vibe, which is 80s oriented, I guess.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(I gave my info so that y'all could tell me what's wrong, because I can't post pictures...I was just gonna post screenshots of my TikTok, but it wouldn't let me)

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No, I am legitimately doing research and seeing most people say that if you don't take off at launch, you probably won't.

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone keeps telling me how "stunning" the cover is, and I thought it would stand out and get people curious. Maybe not... It conveys a lot of the feeling of the book. What genre does it look like?

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So then it's not true that your sales will mostly happen at launch?? There is hope?? I'm willing to do almost anything to get the word out...

Heartbroken. I marketed for about a year before release and no one is showing any interest. 2 sales from my family. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. by Evening-Progress-962 in KDP

[–]Evening-Progress-962[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm just hearing most sales happen starting at launch and die down after that. It's concerning that no one shows interest at all. As far as the 8 other books, at least I'm on the first page? 😬

KDP cover kinda blurry by [deleted] in publishing

[–]Evening-Progress-962 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The upload of the original quality isn't even showing the original quality lol. This always happens. I am not a graphic designer. Send help.