Sometimes the hardest part of becoming successful is waiting for success…

My novel, The Shattered Vase, was released in December. God has blessed me with a few sales but in the world of publishing that means very little income.

At first, I thought my publisher, Bookbaby, must surely be cheating me out of royalties. Yet they assured me they weren’t. Although they were a bit daft with my royalties over the holidays, I do believe they are honest. Which is a rarity in the self-publishing industry. https://singleparents.dfwhostingwebsites.com/losing-my-cool/

I have posted amazing ads on Facebook. I received over 650 link clicks but not one sale from that venture.

I have done one radio interview and promoted my book in that venue. I have another one scheduled for the end of this month.

I have reposted my blogging about my novel on Facebook pages for groups which I think might be a good fit for my novel. The sales still weren’t coming in.

A great many of my friends have bought the book. My dear boyfriend has bought several and my mother bought six straight away after she read the book. I am so thankful for everyone who has supported my calling from God to become a Christian author.

For the past six months, I have made less than a grand in my profession as a Christian author. Yet the Holy Spirit assured me that when this book was published my worries about money would be gone. (God must have a cunning sense of humor)

So what more can I do?

This morning as I was reading my Bible I was reading through Numbers 9. I love the Old Testament so dearly. The history and lessons in this part of the Bible have intrigued me for many years.

In this part of the Bible, the Israelites were going through the wilderness. I truly can relate to the idea of being in a wilderness right now. They had a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to lead them. They moved solely according to God’s guidance.

As I read through the commentary in my New Living Translation a word of wisdom struck my heart. The commentary said, “Instead of praying ‘God, what do you want me to do next?’ ask instead, ‘God what do you want me to do while I am right here?'”

I know what God is desiring for me. He wants me to devour his Word and hide it in my heart. The Bible and God’s Word is the ONLY book which has the power of transformation. I need to cling to it as if it is my last hope, favoring it above all else.

When my book does hit the big time the peace and quiet I have now will be like a butterfly, flying just beyond my grasp.

I ask for those of you who pray to pray that I would relinquish my anxiety and fear to God. As I have said many times The Shattered Vase is His book much more than it is mine. For this reason, I am obsessed with marketing it to the world but the success of this project is up to Him. Please pray that I will do as He guides and the glory will be His and His alone. I am merely His servant.

If you want to buy The Shattered Vase, please click on the following link. https://store.bookbaby.com/book/The-Shattered-Vase

I would appreciate your support and if I could ask you to do so please post a review on the bookbaby bookshop page and Amazon. I hope that the Lord in heaven blesses you for blessing me!