Today, I signed a copy of IN THE SEVENTH DAY and gave it to a reader. In return, my reader gave me a check for $14.50.
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Sold a copy today
Well I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I sold a copy of IN THE SEVENTH DAY! A long time has passed, but today was a good day for me both as writer and as salesperson. ( I hate selling! )
I sold a book, will deliver it next week.
Another book cover rendition…
Once more, exploring angles of images… I think I like this one best.
Jack Winter’s cover for GANI & SEAN
Book cover for GANI & SEAN as written by Jack Winter. Not sure about the maroon font color?
The incarnation of Jack
So, in like two seconds of my last post, I know the answer. Of course crime novels written by women sell less than ones written by men. Why? Because plenty of research shows women are dismissed by men and by women. Women are less serious, less talented, more inclined to sentimentality, more likely to be bitchy and irritable and manipulative.
A woman’s chances of being read by anyone — whether male or female — are smaller than the chances of a man being read.
So, GANI & SEAN is now written by me, and my name is Jack Winter.
Do crime novels by women sell?
I continue my debate with myself — do crime novels written by women sell? Should I change my name on my second novel from Jane Cooper Easton to Jack Winter. I thought of this male author name this morning almost as I opened my eyes to the day. ( I think Jack Winter or is it Winter Jack is an alcohol of some kind, perhaps in Great Britain? )
Will men be more interested in a crime novel written by Jack Winter than they are in one written by Jane Easton?
And what — if any! — are the differences between a novel written for women and a novel written for men!?
Rough draft finished
My rough draft of GANI & SEAN is done. I just finished it. Now for the hard work — the editing. Reading and re-reading. To make this process easier, I usually order a proof copy of the book, use pencil to mark the whole manuscript.
