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Giving it away ...

5/5/2013

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I met up with a close friend over coffee today.   She had asked to buy three copies of Echoes, signed.  As we sipped away at our Cappuccinos, I offered her one copy, without charge, in exchange for her objective review on amazon.com.  She was delighted.  I can use the reviews much more than the few dollars I make on each sale of Echoes.

Later today, my brother, and his girlfriend came by, bringing bags of farm-fresh fruit to share.  I rarely see my brother, as he lives several hours away from me.  I proudly showed them a copy of Echoes, and they both beamed and beamed with pride for me.  It soon became apparent that they would love a signed copy, also.  I mentioned the cost a copy of Echoes, and that they could pay me at some other time with a cup of coffee, somewhere.  

And now I'm feeling very awkward ... torn, actually.  The main purpose for printing my poems was to be able to share them in a real book, and to satisfy the frequent question of, "Have you published yet".  Making money off of my friends and family never occurred to me until I actually paid for a boxful of Echoes.  (Hmm; a box full of Echoes.  I must use that in a poem someday)  So, getting Echoes out there and into other hands should be my focus ... shouldn't it?

Since that day with my brother, I have been retooling my thoughts on cost vs "giving it away."  I've been slowly coming to the conclusion that a cup of coffee, or a review, or even some luscious fresh fruit, in exchange for a copy of Echoes, will do.  Again, this isn't about money, but rather in reaping even some small remuneration.  After all, free = "of no worth" in many minds, and I seriously don't want to go there.








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    I've written many poems over the years.  This blog is a preview of my books: Echoes, Neo-Victorian Poetry (April 2013), Echoes ll, More Neo-Victorian Poetry (May 2014), Echoes lll, Even More Neo-Victorian Poetry, (August 2016), A Compilation of Echoes. (September 2016), and When None Command (April 13, 2019)

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