Gratitude

It is hard to imagine that less than a month ago my book “Full Heart Empty Womb: How I Survived Infertility … Twice” was published on amazon.com.  (www.amazon.com/dp/1503370879)  I quickly penned a blog post giving all the details.  I ended it with a little begging/pleading for you to share my book.  

Wow is all I can say.  If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, then you are probably so sick of seeing my book cover on your Newsfeed!  I guarantee you that each of you have a friend that has dealt with infertility and it caught their eye.  Maybe it was just the encouragement that they needed that day.  Or maybe they had a friend or sister that desperately needed to feel like they were not alone in their battle.   Thank you for letting God use you to touch these people’s lives.  Every time I read a post from one of your friends saying they needed this book, I am moved to tears.  It is so incredibly humbling.

I cannot even begin to express how grateful I am to each of you.  You have been my constant encourager.   Every compliment, “Like,” and note of encouragement has been taken to heart.  And I needed it, dear friends.  This has been a huge undertaking.  I often thought I had gotten in over my head.  But you gave me what I needed to persevere. 

But it goes beyond just us.  That is the extremely cool thing about Amazon.com.  They are the largest retailer of books in the WORLD.  That can be an awesome thing but a bit of a daunting thing to this little unknown author.  How in the world are people beyond my little world going to ever stumble upon my book?  That is where you helped again!!!! 

On Facebook if you like my “Full Heart Empty Womb” page, that makes it visible to all of your friends.  Most people will overlook it, but it will resonate with those who need it.   I have to share a crazy text I got from a dear friend from college.  She forwarded me a screen shot of a text that she had gotten from one of her friends.  This friend (who I didn’t even know!!) was telling her about my book!  That is so cool!  Excuse the excessive exclamation marks, but that is so incredibly exciting to me.  The day I got the text, I was a bit discouraged wondering if I was ever going to sell any book outside of my little circle.  With that text, God reminded me that He was in control.  

If you bought my book, you made it more visible.  The more people that purchase my book, the higher up it climbs the ranks of my book category.  I have consistently been ranked in the top three for the “Hot New Releases” in Fertility.  How many people can say that? ;)  That means that the lady in Seattle who is hurting because she so desperately wants to have and baby, may see my book and find comfort in it!  And that is pretty freakin awesome.

Marketing Plan:  Social Media.  Big. Fat. Check.

Phase Two.....