Aaaaaa!!! I was just climbing into bed to start working on my blog tour spreadsheet and decided to stare at my Amazon link one more time. I’m tired after a full day of spreadsheeting and bullshitting at work, so I thought seeing Isa’s face would give me the much-needed boost. Then I noticed this:
This must be some kind of a mistake, I thought. So I clicked on a link, which took me to Top 100 Paid Titles in Humour. And there she was, my creation, with a number 72 next to it:
I’m speechless. Good thing that I can still type, so that I can “say” thank you to those who bought my book. Regardless of what happens next, you’ve made my dream come true.
Big, big hugs.
Ana
Ana Spoke, author 
Congratulations! 😀 😀 I am so happy for you! ❤ *Hugs* All the best wishes, Ana. 😀
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Thank you so much, Dimple! Jumping up and down here, I don’t think I’ll sleep tonight 🙂
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This is just the start of many more such success to come. 😀 I think we all appreciate sleepless nights like this. 😛
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Wow! Congratulations! I can’t imagine what that must feel like – how exciting!
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Thank you, Jo! I can’t quite believe it – it has been such a long, hard slog that I expected this to be a long hard slog too. Afraid to go to sleep – what if it’s a glitch and I’m back down tomorrow? Glad I saw it and took screenshots 🙂
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
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Thank you!!!! AAAAAA!!!!
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Congratulations! That’s amazing!
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Thank you so much! I’m pinching myself…hard 🙂
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WOW! That’s wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you, Juli! I’m speechless 🙂
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That is AWESOME!! Congratulations and continued success ☺
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Thank you so much, Kay! It has slipped back down already, but I saw my future for a brief moment 🙂
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Many congratulations Ana 🙂
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Thank you, Jack!
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You go girl!
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Thank you so much, CB!
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Congrats that’s a huge deal!!!
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Thank you so much, Aneta!
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YYAAYY!!! Congrats!! 😃
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Thank you!!
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Awesome! Congrats!
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Congrats!! I started it last night and was laughing out loud! I’m already loving it 🙂
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OMG, thank you! Laughing out loud – sweetest words I’ve ever heard 🙂
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Congratulations!!!! This is so awesome!!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!!!
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Thank you!!!!!!!
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Congrats! May this be the start of a long run.
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Thank you, Michael! Fingers crossed…
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Great job Ana! There was no question in my mind!; I knew your book would be big! Congratulations!
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Thank you for the vote of confidence, Donald!
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Well, hot damn! Good for you!
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Thank you!
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Congrats Ana! You’re book is already shooting up the charts 🙂
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Congrats, Ana! What a nice surprise. That’s great news.
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Thank you, Amy! It has already slipped back down to 400, but I’m glad I got to see that glorious moment 🙂 Many happy returns, I say 🙂
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Well, I just got a copy! Soak it all in. Definitely enjoy the moments!
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Thank you so much, Amy! Please, please let me know what you think once you’ve finished it…
I hardly slept last night…it’s like I had a brief look into my future…magic 🙂
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Definitely! Your hard work is over now. Time to breathe, but I’m sure you don’t feel that way.
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Nope 🙂
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I’m sure. I understand marketing is the hardest part. I think you’re doing great, Ana.
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That’s amazing! Well done!
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Thank you!
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Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! I’ve already re-posted one of your blog posts… would you consider becoming one of my guest authors? I’m thinking you could write about your journey to becoming a best-selling author?
Here’s the link to the tab on my site for guest authors/bloggers: https://onbecomingalemonademaker.wordpress.com/guest-authors/
Peace! Tamara
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Congratulations! What a great feeling!
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Thank you, Shana! It already slipped back down to 400-something, but I’m glad I caught that brief moment…hopefully it will return 🙂
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Congratulations! That’s fantastic news and I’m deeply pleased for you.
I nominate you for the 7.7.7. Challenge. It’s a way for you to share more of your creative projects on a platform of your choice and connect with other readers and writers. If you’re interested in taking a moment to spin a brief entry, please see my recent blog post for the details. 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Congrats 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much, Lucia!
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Wow, that’s awesome! Congratulations!
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AWESOME!!🌟🎉🌌🎊🌼 Congratulations!!
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Thank you so much!!
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Woohoo!! That’s super exciting and a huge sign that all of the blood, sweat and tears you put into creating Isa and her world!! Fantastic! Great news!!
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Thank you so much, Kelli 🙂 It is a sign, isn’t it? How awesome…
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Congratulations and continued success!
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Thank you so much!
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Congrats!!
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Thank you!!
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Congrats! Oh, that’s so wonderful! More and more success to come
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Thank you, thank you! Isn’t life just amazing? Literally any crazy thing is possible if you work on it hard enough 🙂
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Oh you are definitely right about that. Hard work pays off. Keep pursuing.
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Congratulations
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Thank you so much, BSB!!
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First off, congrats! Doubly so, now that you hit the charts! 🙂
OK, I need to ask, since I’m about to take the same steps you are — that is, if it doesn’t kill me first. Is it me, or is both KDP and CreateSpace really not author-friendly in terms of setting things up? Over the last few days I’ve been attempting to go with both, but it just seems so unnecessarily complex and confusing. I know what I’m doing and can do most of this by myself, and I don’t want to shell out the hundreds of dollars for experts to do it for me…but the hoops one needs to take are so not user-friendly.
All I want to do is be listed on Amazon, but at this point I’m actually near the point of remaining on Smashwords (and making a physical book via BookBaby) purely because Amazon’s too much of a pain in the butt.
Sorry to be a downer, but I’m just curious as to how you got through all this without tearing your hair out…?
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Hi Jon! I only took on Kindle, CreateSpace is the next project. I actually didn’t think Kindle (using Word) was all that hard. Having said that, I’m still working out a couple of formatting issues, but that’s about making the book look better, it is already up there and is being read. What are your specific issues?
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I think I may have figured out the Kindle part of it after starting from the beginning again…my bad, I think I had gone into it a little too quickly and misinterpreted a few questions. CS still seems a bit confusing, though…maybe if I have more time and patience I’ll figure it out.
I think I was expecting something much more streamlined, like Smashwords, which explains everything as you go. 😉
We shall see where this leads… 😉
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Congratulations!!!
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This is so cool! What a great feeling that must be!
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Oh, it is! It’s been a role coaster ride, with the only side effect that I’m exhausted from the constant adrenaline rush 🙂
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Shizzle, Inc.
Fo shizzle my nizzle!
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Thank you so much for sharing!
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wow! congrats! breaking the top 100 is huge!
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Thank you! Completely unexpected, too…
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yay! congratulations!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Congratulations! How exciting!
Thanks for liking my blog. If you want to enter the cover contest on michelleconnellwrites.net, there’s still time!
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Thank you very much, Michelle – I couldn’t figure out how to submit my cover, though…
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As a completely unknown author struggling to get out there, I’m always happy to hear of the success of others. Many congratulations and I hope your book rises to a much higher number up the charts. 🙂
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Thank you, Jeanette! It has fallen since, even though sales remain slow and steady – Amazon does give a boost in ratings to new titles. I’m about to start paying ads, look out for my super-comprehensive and up to date guide to book marketing websites.
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Congratulations, Ana! I hope your book takes off. I’d love to say I can join you in the humor ranks, but, so far, there isn’t one damned funny thing about any of my stories (on my blog) or novels…yet. – Justin
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Right…you deliver your punchlines with an excellent dead-pan face 🙂
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Congratulations! I was just wondering about Jon Chaisson’s message. I’m not very good at formatting, although following Amazon’s free booklet on how to create a book for Kindle, I didn’t find it too difficult. http://www.amazon.com/Building-Your-Kindle-Direct-Publishing-ebook/dp/B007URVZJ6/
I use Draft to Digital https://www.draft2digital.com/ to distribute to other places (I found the instructions for Smashwords very long) and they also offer the possibility of submitting the book to Create Space. Although one still needs a cover in PDF to their specifications (there’s a template provided), at least they look after the inside of the book. And the final result looks good.
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Thank you, Olga! I didn’t think Kindle was too hard – my main disappointment was that drop caps did not work and I had to change back. I was originally going to format myself for SW and CS, but just got a very reasonable quote from eBook Launch, so will go with them. I will post about my experience with them. Just don’t have the time, with a full-time regular job…
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