Launch day nerves
Added 2019-06-02 02:00:36 +0000 UTCI know a lot of authors get them. I... don't, or at least, not directly - inability to focus, nervousness, lack of sleep or appetite. None of that really affects me.
In fact, I've spent launch days working quietly and getting words down. Beyond the usual plugging and occasional replies on social media (which does kill your productivity), most launch days are just another day. Not because they aren't important but my brain is weirdly wired. I have quite a few stories of where I've done things where I should be scared / nervous and just haven't.
Not to say I'm special or anything (I HATE heights, get nervous over some weird stuff, etc.). Just that things like this don't normally affect me.
Today, since I'm playing single parent (wife is out on a work trip), beyond the initial number of posts, I spent the day out with the kid before we went to watch Aladdin (which was decent. Wil Smith had huge shoes to fill and really, didn't match up. But it's freaking Robin Williams. So... not surprising. Though the new song was really cool). And then checked in to see that Stars Awoken is at #52.
52. In the entire Amazon.com store.
52. Thousand hells.
Doing the little wibble right now.
That's better than I could ever expewct and I just have to thank the people (fans & authors) who have supported me this far. Because bloody hell.
52.
So I'm going to sit here and go wibble.
PS - Dakota was as high as 13. Not jealous, but bloody hell!
