This is one of those ‘remember how blessed you are posts’.

I’m just very thankful for my readers.

Every time I sell a book, I remember what went into that buyer’s decision.  The potential reader, perhaps, got a recommendation from a friend and then clicked on a link to read about my book. The potential reader then had to weigh in their mind if the price of my book was worth the possible enjoyment they would receive by reading it. Then the potential reader consciously decides that he or she wants to read my book and presses “purchase”, downloading it to their reading device.  And though Beauty Rising isn’t very expensive, it still requires hard-earned dollars, dollars which could be spent on a million other desires or needs but have been allocated to me. That’s very humbling.

That’s so humbling that it makes me want to be a better writer. It makes me want to write better stories that readers will even enjoy more. (Though I don’t write for the readers. More on this topic later in a different post.)

So to all of you readers who spent the time and money to read my first novel, THANK YOU.  I appreciate your kind and encouraging words. I certainly will take your critiques into consideration.  I thank you for choosing my book over many other options.

And I’ll do my best to make sure my next novel is even more enjoyable.

-mws