QTP: Question the Premise (and numbers)

The past month has really been something. I was able to publish a several ghosts that were sitting around mostly written, and conducted an experiment. I promised you numbers, so get ready.

Prefacing to remind everyone I am a wide, off-market queer writer, and a weird little contrarian dude in general. I'm sharing a snapshot of my modest sales data because I've seen so many sales reports from people who are launch-focused in KU in larger niches, and if you're not Doing That it's hard to manage expectations.

Managing expectations is crucial, IMO.

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After processing all this, I decided my next experiment is to yeet my books, cut back on editing, and narrow my publishing footprint for the remainder of the year. In other words, focus on writing and drastically reduce time and money spent on all the other stuff.

This sounds like a retreat and a huge step back... but is it? I think the truth is I have a brain that insists on Doing It Right and I got caught up in doing a bunch of crap you're "supposed" to do and I need to cut myself a goddamn break.