Ha ha, did you
recognise my TV commercial reference? Well, the month of #NaNoWriMo is flying by, and today
we celebrate my husband’s birthday. I say we. I mean me. He is being very
miserable and grumpy, even though he is only 35. That is not old!
Anyway,
never mind him, I will celebrate with some fizzy wine and a bit of chocolate,
because my #NaNoWriMo challenge is almost complete and I can taste the sweet
smell of success. How is your #NaNoWriMo coming along?
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How
do you feel about the #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday phenomenon? Let’s face it,
we can barely avoid the hype in this day and age. It is how we have evolved in
society. I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I believe in not
over-commercialising holidays such as Christmas. However, I sell books for a
living. If I don’t sell the books I write, I won’t make any money, and that
could negatively affect my children and husband.
I
propose a compromise: think about the small business owners, including indie
authors, craft businesses, local produce etc. They rely on income from the
sales of the stock that they lovingly create by hand. We should support those
businesses. When I hear about
#BlackFriday, my thoughts turn to Amazon. Well, they are made up of small
business owners, like myself, who rely on royalties paid via Amazon for the
sales of our books.
Why
not search for alternative Christmas gifts for your friends and family? Find
them a book written and produced independently by a new author. Try a CD by a
young musician. Or even search for some handcrafted bespoke trinkets,
jewellery, furniture or bric-a-brac. The small business owners will be far more
grateful for your custom, and will make more effort to give you the personal
customer service that makes you feel good about parting with your hard-earned
cash. Thank you.
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