Hello! I have a genuine question.
So like I stated in my last question, I do not want to be told to quit.
I am a small indie graphic novelist and I’m trying to figure out how to share my books.
I post snippets of my comics; I pay for advertisements when I have the money. Yet my sales have dropped to an absolute ZERO. It’s been MONTHS since my last order and I know that sometimes word of mouth doesn’t work the best even IF people seem to want to read your work.
Here are things I have done (will be repeats on here)
- Pay for advertising when I have money
- Share my work on socials. (Discord, Reddit, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, threads)
- Word of mouth; telling those I meet who are interested in new media, about my books.
- Reached out to independent owned book stores (never got a response back; however that is genuinely okay, I know the stores
I contacted are busy and my work isn’t the same they tend to sell) - I am planning to sell at a flea market and a local art market (suggested by friends)
But I’m worried it won’t work out well.
I often hear either “give up” or- to do the things I’m already doing. It feels like I’m going to be stuck in the cycle of “oh look a sale!” Then have no more sales.
I genuinely do want advice on things I haven’t done yet.
Also apologies if any of this comes off rude. I genuinely am learning to interact with people better and more often so I am a TERRIBLE conversationalist.
Thank you all for reading. (If this doesn’t make any sense I just woke up)