The Ten Commandments For Newly Published Writers
- Thou shalt not google thy name
- Thou shalt not google thy book title
- Thou shalt not check thy Amazon numbers every hour
- Thou shalt not check thy BN.com numbers every hour
- Thou shalt not lurk on message boards where books are discussed
- Thou shalt not read reviews of thy book (unless vetted by trusted friends)
- Thou shalt not compare thy career to that of other writers
- Thou shalt not obsess over that which you have no control
- Thou shalt not call Ingram for sales figures (at least not more than once a day)
- Thou shalt not create a spreadsheet with sales figures