The hint: No one.

Social media is influencing our vocabularies more than anything else. The latest phrase I’ve noticed “Who asked for this?” This is usually said when the person is displeased with a new franchise movie, food, or kitchen design. In this case, it will have to do with a book.

Who asked for Persuade Me Again? Nobody.

I just hit ‘PLAY’ Persuade Me Again, a variation of the Jane Austen novel, Persuasion. I’m doing all the pillow fluffing my good friend, Laura Hile,** recommends. I’m dragging pull quotes from various around the web, making graphics, and all the other things that Industrious Indies should do to get the attention of possible readers.

And what is painfully apparent to any indie author is that no one is asked for you to write your book. I have heard that there were three million books published to Amazon in 2024. Another figure was that 11,000 books a day are published on the same platform.

I suppose the real question for me isn’t who asked for Persuade Me, but what makes me think anyone cares?

No one cares about this book except me. Well, my friends care because they have a lot of time invested in listening to me yap about it. Also, as dear friends they want me to be happy. And prosperous. None of them really wants the guilt that comes when you let a friend live on the streets of Widespot Kansas, panhandling for pennies a day.

Anyhow, Persuade Me Again is up and available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle unlimited.

**Laura Hile is a dear friend who is now writing full-time. She opened up shop here on Substack, so give her a look Laura Hile . Every Friday she’s posting-as-she-writes her coming novel, Elizabeth by Any Other Name. You’ll enjoy it, I’m sure.

Have a happy Monday.

Take care—Sue