"This all takes time."

In our world of instant satisfaction it is sometimes had to step back and wait for results. That is exactly what I need to do, or so my publisher and RP firm keep telling me. I am always anxious waiting for the next news about how my books are doing, and it can be weeks or even months between news. This past week I had a great example of how this patients pays off.

My book, The Deep Black Pond, has been on the book show circuit since the beginning of the year and I have had very little news on how my book is doing. I have received a lot of information on each individual book show, but very little news about my book. Because lets face it that is what I am most interested in. I am continuously assured that these book deals take time, and are rarely finalized by the end of each book show. My book has been to five or six shows since the beginning of the year, each one in a different country. The fist of these was in Taiwan, several months ago, and just this past week did I get news that The Deep Black Pond is being sold to eight Taiwan companies. Woo Hoo!

So my publisher and PR firm are right, it all does takes time. Not to say that I can't be busy with many other things in the mean time while I wait for news. I am spending my time learning all I can about social networking, tracking other PR efforts, and working on my next book. So I need to be patient, and let the professionals do their job, and any time I feel anxious just remind myself that this all take time.