Synchronicity is a weird thing.
I received an email this morning from a reader who wasn’t happy and expressed her disappointment that I chose to only provide sample chapters of Shadows Fall on my website. She requested that I please continue the story there, because she couldn’t afford to purchase the book. She went on to say she had read Snow Angels and found the sample chapters of Shadows Fall “more intense, more involved.” Perhaps I read too much between the lines, but I thought she made it clear she wanted to finish reading Shadows Fall for free.
At the same time I downloaded that email, I also downloaded one containing my annual statement of earnings from Amazon for new book sales of Shadows Fall, which—after they deducted the annual fee—didn’t even cover my printing costs. Fortunately that’s not the only point of sale, but I’m sure you see the irony in receiving these two emails at the same time.
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