{"id":5520,"date":"2022-05-09T18:57:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T01:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/non-market-place-boogie\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T18:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T01:57:08","slug":"non-market-place-boogie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/non-market-place-boogie\/","title":{"rendered":"non-market place boogie"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have come to the realization today that I am not doing enough marketing.<\/p>\n

As you know, I’m not super into the idea of hardcore capitalism. Which makes pushing my own PR hard<\/em> for me, as I get this sense of almost religious<\/em> guilt.<\/p>\n

How can I do something if it makes me feel so bad<\/em> inside?<\/p>\n

As if I was stealing, or peeping into windows. Some hard to catch but still a crime-crime<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But I have<\/em> to do some marketing. Otherwise, nobody’s ever going to find my various endeavors, are they? My stuff is going to sit out there like a dead fish, and when the technophobocalypse happens–The Rise of the Luddites!–my stuff will be wiped away with the data purges.<\/p>\n

And maybe someone in the far off future will find a single copy of one of my books…. book 4 in a 12 part series.<\/p>\n

The more people with my stories loaded on their Kindles, the more likelier my stuff will somehow still be out there. Hopefully in a still readable format.<\/p>\n

Anyways…<\/p>\n

Patreon: HarperKingsley – https:\/\/patreon.com\/HarperKingsley<\/a>
\nKo-Fi: HarperWCK – https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/HarperWCK<\/a>
\nTwitter: HarperKingsley0 – https:\/\/twitter.com\/harperkingsley0<\/a>
\nItch-Io: HarperKingsley – https:\/\/harperkingsley.itch.io\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Plus, I always appreciate cash money, so…<\/p>\n

Paypal: HarperKingsley – paypal.me\/HarperKingsley<\/a><\/p>\n

And you know, any money I get basically translates into more posts for EVERYONE. Because I know you’re out there. Because you’re helping to pay for my site hosting.<\/p>\n

And maybe someday, after a terrible occurrence, you won’t have access to anything more than the Internet. And you can use the Search function on my blog to find a free story you liked and enjoyed. And it will be waiting there for you, like an old friend. A comfort in terrible times.<\/p>\n

And of course, there’s always my books themselves…<\/p>\n

Smashwords: HarperKingsley – https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/profile\/view\/HarperKingsley<\/a>
\nAmazon: Harper Kingsley – https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Harper-Kingsley\/e\/B0054ICGF0<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m signed up for the wider distribution program, so you can look for me at Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and all those other stores.<\/p>\n

And, you know, you could always request my books through your public library.<\/p>\n

They can’t say it’s too expensive either, because my ebooks are available FREE to libraries through Smashwords.<\/p>\n

Anyways, I’m cooking food… So, laters!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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