Threshold

 

One of my 4 books 

I 'self' published this book and two of my others and posted them to blurb online for people to purchase either as a pdf or as a print version.  (The 4th is available in my ko-fi shop available as pdf only.)

For the first time since publishing The Intentional Weaver, I did not make enough sales to get a payout from blurb for the past month.  (There is a certain level under which they hold on until you have sold more.)

I'm not complaining.  It just took me aback because I budget that minimum payment (more if I'm paying attention) to help cover the expenses to help pay for the things I do for free for the weaving community.

Like pay for things like my website, purchase the security certificate which somehow got dropped (but is now purchased). and the other things that go towards studio expenses (like the insurance policy, due this month.)

If you like my book(s), you can do me a huge favour and let your weaving friends know that you think it/they is/are useful.

Since I spent the past 8 weeks largely trying to find the energy to do something, anything, I did not do the pr or marketing that I usually do.  And, well, not reaching the payout threshold means I have no income from book sales for October.  

I posted a couple tea towel designs in my ko-fi shop recently, so if you are interested, do take a look?

In the meantime, I am s-l-o-w-l-y getting back to the loom.  I was told on Wednesday that most people who experience the significant level brain bleed that I did, do not get discharged to go home but rather to rehab.  For months.  I now understand why so many medical professionals have been patting me on the shoulder and telling me how lucky I have been.  Since I was thinking how *un*lucky I had been to have a brain bleed, I didn't take their comment very well.

After talking to the surgeon I understand how lucky I have been in a whole other way.  I will go on to weave, even possibly to write, with the assistance of a friend willing to go through my writing and help me with the grammar.

I still have problems with communication - at times whole words keep dropping out of my brain.  But writing is 'easier' because I can re-read and correct multiple times before I hit 'publish'.  And I think, with the help of my friend, I will get to the point that I will be able to write for publication again.

As for the zoom seminars, I rather suspect I will not.

So - if you want to learn from me, the best way is to buy some (or all) of my books.  Next best way is to read this blog (for free), or join School of Sweet Georgia or The Handweaving Academy.  The SOS has launched a 'free' blog and today one of the ones I wrote for them last spring was published.

If you want to join SOS this link provides a small discount off the price of joining.  

If I can find the link to the SOS blog post that was posted on Facebook this morning, I'll post that link in the comments.