Size Matters?

As we've been editing our book, mostly adding descriptive text to help readers visualize the story, we began to wonder approximately how long an ebook should be.

After searching the Internet, we have determined that the ideal size is inconclusive. Some argue that travelers on the go want relatively small books, perhaps something they can finish en route. A full-sized novel may, therefore, be impractical for your average reader. Conversely, others argue that longer ebooks sell better.

As a result, we are going to ignore the word count entirely, and allow the book to achieve its natural length. If we are forced to modify that later by a publisher, then we will cross that bridge at that time. In the meantime, we will focus on telling our story.

Networking

Although our book is still in development, it is never too early to start networking. Using social media, we have quickly and easily identified others who can help us promote our book at the appropriate time. In addition to that, we have been able to observe how already-published authors do some of their promoting.

One of our challenges which does not apply to most others, however, is anonymity. You do not see our faces and you do not know our names. We have not been sharing this project with our personal contacts and, therefore, not asking them to "like," "follow," "share," and so forth.

As a result, we have been able to compare social media platforms in regards to their ability to attract a following. Keeping in mind that we have only been blogging for a relatively short time, Twitter easily had the quickest growth from zero to non-zero. Because we usually blog with photos, Pinterest is a distant second, Tumblr is an even more distant third, and Facebook activity remains virtually zero. Other social media platforms have not met our particular needs in regards to the content that we share.