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This is a topic that all writers cringe about...but I'm writing to YOU, my readers. I have recently begun showing my face and voice to the world. It took me several tries before I could actually face my face, and not stumble over what I was saying or attempting to read! Here is a YouTube video of a reading from one of my Summer McCloud murder mysteries:

I would love any and all feedback! Does it entice you to read this book? I decided that I didn't care to look professional because I knew that looking professional would never happen for me. I can barely read without a stumble here and there.

In any case, working on this project has buoyed my spirits...have lost my muse in the past few months, so doing videos is taking the place of any substantive writing...hope this lifts soon because how many videos can anyone stand to look at? I'm not on TIKTOC.

In the theme of marketing I am considering selling from my website...haven't gotten all the details figured out yet, but...it sounds easy but nothing is ever as easy as it sounds. And big question--is it worth it? I definitely need everyone who reads this to send it to a friend. Maybe I can get more subscribers? There is a free book involved...one other bit of news: I am updating several book covers, and the new ones are SHAZAM! I've uploaded two of them to the website already...see if you can find them.


Thank you for reading and don't forget to check out my YouTube channel!




 
 
 







Does a heroine have to appear full-blown at the beginning of a book? Does she need to go it alone? I had a review in which a person commented that my main character was whiny and weak. Yes, she was. But as the book progressed she changed. I don't agree with books in which a character is uber strong at the get-go. If she is, what's the purpose of the book?


My characters start out with lessons to learn. Even the dark goddess in my current book 2 of the series has lost her powers. She has to go into the underworld/dreamtime to discover who she is. And my other question is: Why is it necessary for a character to never ask for help? Isn't collaboration part of what makes a person great?


These questions plague me as a writer of fantasy. It seems that readers want something unrealistic...well, yes, I know. Fantasy is by its very name, unrealistic. One way around this would be to have the heroine strong at the beginning but lose her strength as the story develops, and then somehow reclaim it. Trial by fire or some such theme...I am thinking about a new book, one in which the politics of the last four years does not intrude :)


My dystopian book Echoes is not doing well as far as sales go. (the one where politics does intrude) It makes me wonder about the themes and/or maybe the cover. My heroine is a tough girl at the beginning...falls in love as the story progresses, and now in Book 2 she's floundering. Here's a thumbnail of the two covers: Which one do you like? One on left is the new one...


Would love to know your opinion...please respond if you have one! .nikki@nikkibroadwellauthor.com

Thank you for reading!

 
 
 





This post is about marketing. but it is also about values and the deeper reasons for what we do. In this culture money is our barometer for how well we're doing, but if you are in the creative arts, money is hard to come by. And our self-esteem can spiral downward quickly when our hard work is ignored. When we're writing from the heart it feels like it's us who are being ignored.


What I value is exactly what I write about. Putting my voice out there into the public is why I write. It is my dharma. We all have our reasons for what we do. If money is the main objective then our values have to be put aside, because we are swimming in the river with all the other fish. And believe me, that river is crowded!


In the past few months I feel a sea change inside myself. I suspect it is part of the bigger changes happening. The Age of Aquarius is upon us. Our systems which were teetering, have completely fallen apart this past year.


"[In the Age of Aquarius,] the power is turning over to the individual, and giving the freedom for you to choose your own reality based on what aligns with your soul." —Adama Sesay, astrologer


So back to this money based culture and living within our own value systems. Can we as creative individuals eke out a living doing what we love? I have decided that I must find another avenue, another way forward. No e-commerce marketing ideas are working for me and I'm getting to the point where I don't want to deal with the technical complications. I want to swim in a tributary, an offshoot to the river, with less fish and more opportunities. But what that will look like is not so easy to envision. My books all have a spiritual bent, they are all about the earth and the magic she embodies. Is there a link to follow, a path that engages those who want to read what I have to say? If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them. Right now I'm just an escaped fish on dry land trying to find the stream.

 
 
 

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