But are you telling us that the sole reason to keep this journal is to promote your works?
Certainly that is the primary purpose of this journal. That's why I started it in 2001. Neil had tried the Blog thing as a promotional tool for American Gods and told me I should give it a shot. And I did. And it has been a useful tool.
Would you seriously stop this journal, though, if a particular book didn't sell enough copies?
I might not end it if any given book ceased to sell X number of copies. But if I stopped publishing, for whatever reason, yes, I would end it.
And would it be because you're upset with the buying audience response, or because you have to spend the time elsewhere?
Both.
What percentage of your writing goes on regardless of the need to make money?
Only a very small percentage. Being a writer is my job. It's work. It's been work since at least 1994. There was a time when I wrote soley for the act of writing, long, long ago. I can't say if I'd still write were I to stop publishing. But most days, if asked, the answer would be no.
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Re: Journal Motivations and Economic Realities
Date: 2006-09-05 06:22 pm (UTC)Certainly that is the primary purpose of this journal. That's why I started it in 2001. Neil had tried the Blog thing as a promotional tool for American Gods and told me I should give it a shot. And I did. And it has been a useful tool.
Would you seriously stop this journal, though, if a particular book didn't sell enough copies?
I might not end it if any given book ceased to sell X number of copies. But if I stopped publishing, for whatever reason, yes, I would end it.
And would it be because you're upset with the buying audience response, or because you have to spend the time elsewhere?
Both.
What percentage of your writing goes on regardless of the need to make money?
Only a very small percentage. Being a writer is my job. It's work. It's been work since at least 1994. There was a time when I wrote soley for the act of writing, long, long ago. I can't say if I'd still write were I to stop publishing. But most days, if asked, the answer would be no.