Finding Success with Book 2 in My Series

I mentioned it in my last post, but I thought I could expound on it a little more here: I really am addicted to checking book rankings.  I know there's nothing I can do to really do to affect them by clicking that refresh button (except for maybe prayer), but dammit, I'm hooked anyway.  That said, here's the  latest for The Dumb Bitch:

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,648 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

#32 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > African American > Women's Fiction
#33 in Books > Literature & Fiction > African American > Women's Fiction
#44 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > African American > Romance

Needless to say, there's been some slippage, I'm still very happy with how things are going.  Oddly enough, with me so hyped about how well Book 1 in the series has been doing, it's almost easy to forget that there's a Book 2 that's out:  A Ratchet City Tale 2: Dee's Story.  But when I look, there  it is, steadily climbing up the charts like The Little Engine That Could: 

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,813 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

#79 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > African American > Women's Fiction

#83 in Books > Literature & Fiction > African American > Women's Fiction

#116 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > African American > Romance

The end result is that I now have two books in the overall Top 5000 on Amazon! It kind of blows my mind to think about it, because when I started this self-publishing journey I couldn't have imagined being this blessed. Of course, I'm a junkie now, needlessly obsessed with trying to figure out how to stay on this particular high for as long as possible.

Outside of the Almighty, I have to give thanks to my readers.  They have been so generous and encouraging with their praise that I can't help but blush. I will work hard to continue meeting their expectations - and hopefully succeed.

Pay It Forward

Also, there are many, many people - far too many to name - who continually give me a boost by retweeting my book-related tweets, sharing my Facebook posts, etc.  I am so happy for the support you've given me, and your goodwill shows the many ways in which we can all help each other achieve our goals. Thus, I will also be looking for opportunities to "Pay It Forward" (which, if you haven't seen it, is a movie with a neat - but powerful - little premise).

Thanks again to everyone for your continued support of my efforts.