Buried love . . . It started long ago . . .
It’s so long ago. The year, 2010. That’s the year I wrote a short book. On a subject quite unusual for me. Buried Love: Confessions of a Love-Not Junkie.
It wasn’t easy to decide to write it. I was used to writing about idea stuff, was at home with that. I’d also written loads of poems on topics like love and love trouble. That was also more comfortable - less vulnerable - for me than Buried Love.
But I wrote Buried Love anyway, because I felt a very strong impulse to write it, stronger than the reluctance. There was a huge bestseller, Women Who Love Too Much. But what about those of us in the opposite situation? Nothing.
I didn’t stop when I finished writing. I created webpages. Recorded the beginning and put that online. Followed SEO rules for getting it found by the search engines.
The rules worked. Browsers came. They still come. 505 so far this month alone.
But that’s it. Browsers visit, stay a while, and leave. No one buys the book.
But if no one buys the book, that means the book doesn’t get read. I cared about, and still care about, the topic. I think it’s important for many people.
All the same, after the initial efforts, for years I didn’t pay attention. So much else was pulling my attention.
And then, a couple of months ago, something in me shifted. Somehow Buried Love moved from a back burner, to a front burner. Maybe out of respect for that past self who cared so much, I decided to see what I could do. On top of that, people were coming to the page day after day. It didn’t make sense that no one went on to read the book and connect more with the topic.
I set to work.
I didn’t change a word of the book.
But I’ve changed the look of the main page. I’ve changed the cover of the book. And I’ve added a free gift. 9 QUICK TIPS. (They’re excellent, a friend told me.)
It’s been a lot of work, to give Buried Love another chance.
August 29, 2022. I put everyting online: new main page, new cover, the free gift.
A final thought. About the two impulses pulling against each other - on the one side my care about the topic and the book, on the other my discomfort about going that far outside my comfort zone. The decision I came to is the one I’ve come to over and over. Learn, explore, reach out .
If you’re interested, I’d love you take a look.
Posted August 30, 2022