Author: Clay
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Day Thirteen
The feelings of hopelessness are just beginning to set in. (Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.) Soon will come despair. It’s usually at that point that I give up with the marketing efforts. It takes a little bit of rationalization. But not a lot. It starts with the idea that many of the greatest…
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Day Twelve
Didn’t think about work at all yesterday. I was teaching. Today I will spend time noodling, reading, imagining. I’m looking forward to the book festival in November. I’m excited to return to book stores here and there. This has always been a problem of managing dreams and expectations. I should do some of that too.…
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Day Eleven
A new study came out citing the ills and popularity of social media. I am truly swimming against the tide. If I may take a moment to feel sorry myself, advertising is less effective than it used to be across the board. Several industries are less successful, especially entertainment industries. The new Superman movie made…
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Day Ten
And I’ve reached the road block of Social Media. I’ve been here before. I’ve just forgotten. Conventional wisdom is the best most effective way to find the imaginary readers I’ve identified is on social media. Bookstagram and Booktok were repeatedly mentioned –mostly by posts on platforms owned by Meta and Bytedance. First, deep down in…
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Day Nine
Wrote. Worked Out. Made Dinner. It was a good day. I did not do any additional marketing. But tomorrow is a new day. Today is a wash, today is a teaching day. Maybe I can sneak in some research. Or spend my time crafting my message. That should be distracting enough for me to ignore…
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Day Six
Good Shabbas. Spent the morning cleaning windows and running errands. Not the holiest of activities. But very satisfying. Watching movies later. Got some seventy year old westerns. I find it weird to watch a film where all the people in it are dead. I do this often. I like old movies. But it’s still weird.…