Additionally, measuring your sample by only the people you know is probably too small a sample. I knew maybe one person who would be interested in my second book on intellectual development, but it's my best seller to this day.
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I appreciate the encouragement. My first novel didn't sell well, but I also didn't promote it. Things got hectic in my life after I finished it. Then we moved to our property, which has taken much work. I am taking another look at what I've written on the second one to see what I can do with it.