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From the Desk of Erin Bowman

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When your novel is no longer selling copies...
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When your novel is no longer selling copies...

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Jan 23, 2024
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A harsh reality for all published authors is that eventually—inevitably—sales of your novel will slow.

For the vast majority of us, the slow will begin a few months after launch (perhaps to be jolted to life by a paperback release a year later), and then steadily trickle off over the coming years, until sales grind to an almost-halt.

A popular book may p…

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