"Does anyone know any statistics about whether those that download books for free - or for that matter, are recipients of giveaways - actually read them? Because if a good percentage do, and then encourage others to become familiar with your…"
Satya Robyn's Blog
Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.
Posted on April 29, 2012 at 11:38pm 38 Comments 17 Likes
Fiona writes: Over the past few two days more than twenty thousand people have downloaded my new novel The Most Beautiful Thing. They were going like hotcakes. Every few seconds I could click on…
My Most Beautiful Thing (what's yours?)
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:10am 16 Comments 8 Likes
Today people all around the world will be blogging about their most beautiful things, in celebration of the release of my new novel…
Continue What is your most beautiful thing? Invitation to join us next week...
Posted on April 17, 2012 at 12:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
What is your most beautiful thing?
Is it your one year old niece's golden smile? The pale pink peony buds in your garden? A silver ring given to you by your grandmother? Your shiny red Vespa scooter? Is your most beautiful thing a place or a moment? Is it…
Continue Write for the sake of writing by Fiona Robyn
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 6:30am 3 Comments 6 Likes
"Happiness is possible when you are capable of doing the things and being the things you want to do and to be. When we walk for the sake of walking, when we sit for the sake of sitting, when we drink for the sake of drinking tea, we don’t do it for something or someone else. Awakening means to see that…
Satya Robyn's Page
Mindful writing offerings
A novelist & psychotherapist, I founded Writing Our Way Home with my husband Kaspa.
We want you to slow down & fall in love with the world through writing.
One of the ways I help people to do this is through our mindful writing e-courses.
Learn more about our mindful writing practice, small stones, and here's my free book in which you'll meet Lorrie with pea-green eyes. Lovely to meet you!
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- Satya Robyn (previously Fiona) is a novelist, a blogger, a creativity coach and a Buddhist priest. She runs Writing Our Way Home with her husband Kaspa. She is very fond of earl grey tea and homemade cake, her cats Fatty Roshi & Tsuki & the lovely Malvern hills (which she can gaze at from her home office window).
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- http://www.writingourwayhome.com
http://twitter.com/satyarobyn
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Novels: The Most Beautiful Thing (2012), Thaw (2008), The Letters (2009), The Blue Handbag (2009). Self-help: A Year of Questions - How to slow down and fall in love with life (2007). Poetry: pay attention: a river of stones (2011), small stones: a year of moments (2008).
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- tinybuddha
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- N/A
- Services I offer to other writers:
- Creativity coaching - Skype.
E-courses - Writing as Spiritual Practise, Writing Ourselves Alive etc.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Writing Our Way Home
- My professional associations:
- N/A
- I found out about She Writes from:
- A friend of a friend...
Latest Activity
Satya Robyn commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Thanks Edith. Lovely to see you here."
Edith O Nuallain commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Just wanted to let you know how much I loved your post. Your words take me back to the heart essence of why I write. Though I might like to fantasize occasionally about being published, I know that whether or not that ever happens, I will continue…"
Satya Robyn commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Hi Terri - thank you. Yes, this is what has sustained my writing over the past twenty-odd years, finding so much richness, learning & joy in the process, and all the rest just being gravy. Doesn't mean I'm not prone to forget that when…"
Satya Robyn commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Maria - I like that mantra - I might borrow it! And yes, I agree with your first paragraph - I don't expect 99% of these people would ever have paid money for my book, but we did benefit from the chart placing and a few reviews.
Cindy -…"
Cindy Vine commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"We'll see what happens when I have my next free promotion on the 12th and 13th May for Survival Tips for the Suddenly Single!"
Maria Ross commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"To Cindy's point: Here is something I tell my business marketing clients. There are markets for everything which is why defining your ideal client (or book buyer) is so crucial. Are there people out there who will only download free eBooks?…"
Maria Ross commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Thanks Fiona for the kind words. Regarding your comment, I have a mantra that I often include in my bio that I thought you'd enjoy: I believe creativity and cash flow are not mutually exclusive :-)"
Satya Robyn commented on the blog post 'Lessons Learned: How Five Online Book Promotion Strategies Worked for Me'
"Thanks Maria - helpful post! KDP Select was also helpful for me. It's a whole new world... interesting to experiment with what works best!"
Satya Robyn commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Cindy - I wonder... it's still a newly emerging market, I guess, and we'll see how things work out for authors in the longer term. I guess we can only work with the conditions we find ourselves in... "
Satya Robyn commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Maria - good to hear about your experience (and congratulations on your book! it sounds truly inspirational) Yes, that feedback is so important. And yes, the dollars are also important! I do think it's possible to get both : ) "
Cindy Vine commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Your post definitely resonated with me, you get all the downloads on your free promotion days then it tapers off considerably. What I have found is that the sales of my non-KDP Select titles have gone down quite a bit. I am wondering if…"
Maria Ross commented on the blog post 'Yesterday - a best-seller. Today - a nobody.'
"Fiona, how much did I love this post?! Thank you for saying the things we all wonder and think to ourselves.
I just published my seocnd book, Rebooting My Brain, which is a humorous and heartfelt memoir about surviving a brain aneurysm. My last book…"
Comment Wall (30 comments)
- At 11:36am on May 2, 2012,
Kelly Garriott Waite said… I really enjoyed your post yesterday.
- At 8:31pm on April 24, 2012,
Christine Lincoln said… Congratulations on your book, Fiona!! I can't wait to read it and take some of your courses.
- At 11:38am on January 8, 2012,
Claire McAlpine said… Thanks fopr the friendship Fiona, enjoyed reading your post and others you have written. Look forward to reading more. Claire
- At 9:52am on January 7, 2012,
Mary L. Holden said… Thanks Fiona. You have a lovely name!
- At 2:10pm on January 5, 2012,
Gita Donovan said… Hi, Fiona, it's a pleasure to meet you, too. Looking forward to figuring out more of what She Writes is all about in 2012. I really enjoyed the blog.
- At 4:19pm on January 4, 2012,
Barbara Shallue said… Nice to meet you, too! I'm hoping to get more involved on here in 2012. Wish me luck!
- At 7:34am on January 4, 2012,
Sandra Suminski said… - Hi Fiona--thanks for the inspiring topic! Sandy
- At 1:47am on January 4, 2012,
Christine Moffatt said… Hi!
I'm looking forward to doing some more writing and connecting here. Looking forward to the New Year!
Christine
- At 3:43pm on December 17, 2011,
Marie Cruz said…
Thanks for the add! It's great to meet you, too. Looking forward to chatting with you more. :)
- At 8:19am on December 15, 2011,
Lisa Thomson said… Thanks Fiona. I'll definitely be looking for more of your posts!
Lisa
Latest Activity
Top Content
Badge
© 2013 Created by Kamy Wicoff.
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
