{"id":164,"date":"2014-12-22T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T17:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevebriscoe.wordpress.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2026-10-31T22:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:11:34","slug":"this-bloggers-nemesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justal.net\/loqui\/this-bloggers-nemesis\/","title":{"rendered":"This Blogger\u2019s Nemesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I started this blog I made a commitment to myself to blog at least once a week and preferably once a day. Well, the once-a-day thing fell to the wayside rather quickly for obvious reasons\u2014who has time to blog daily? If you blog daily I will assume you do not have a day job that also interferes with the daily duties that come with other self-imposed projects. My self-imposed projects include my involvement with the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge<\/a>, work I bring home, reading and TV\u2014as well as the ever-present \u201choney-do<\/em>\u201d list. I love watching TV. I used to tell myself I was not a TV addict, but I think I am. I love old movies and I thoroughly enjoy watching a good action movie and the suspenseful intrigue of a \u201cwho-done-it<\/em>\u201d crime show. To prove a point\u2014if I were to take a week off from work and do nothing but watch every episode of every season of \u201c24<\/em>\u201d I would not consider the time wasted.<\/p>\n

I also have a 1946 Dodge pickup truck that I am restoring\u2014but haven\u2019t started that project yet so really can\u2019t add that to the list of distracters; yet.<\/p>\n

Most of the things I want to write about are the thoughts that roll through my head\u2014especially those thoughts that fill my mind while I ride. But I can\u2019t do that. I can\u2019t do that because most of the more prevalent thoughts are outlined in my book \u201cSolitary\u2014Without the Confinement<\/em>\u201d and I do not want to put them here. At least not yet. I want to wait until the book is published then expound on those thoughts once the book has been in the public for a while. Who would want to buy the book if they can read it here for free?<\/p>\n

I know I will never sell enough books to get rich (and that was never the intent) but I would like to sell enough to make my money back. As a side note, I plan to write a blog about my publishing experience as some of it was good and some of it was bad\u2014and it was all expensive. If I “break even” on sales I will consider the project a stellar success. Actually, breaking even has never been my objective either, since I am not confident enough in my abilities to warrant a sale of over 4,000 copies\u2014Stephen King I\u2019m not. In fact, based on an educated guess, I will need to sell 10,000 copies to break even.<\/p>\n

Please consider this particular narrative as a two-pronged plea. One\u2014is to ask those select few who follow my blog to continue to do so because it will get better. Two\u2014this is a plea to buy my book. I think you will be pleased with it and will not consider the money spent as wasted.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolitary<\/em>\u201d has completed the editing phase and is currently in the design phase. I anticipate the book hitting the streets before the 1st<\/sup> of February, but I\u2019m guessing since this is my first published book I am really unsure of the time-line. \u00a0If you like adventure, if you like facing insurmountable odds, if you take pleasure in facing an obstacle where failure is a distinct possibility, then you will love \u201cSolitary\u2014Without the Confinement<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"road_stretch\"<\/a>
Ain’t but two things to do while riding. Think and look for State Troopers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I would like to ask a favor. If you read my blog and find the narratives worthwhile please tell your friends and share on Facebook. I figure the more exposure this blog gets the better my odds are of selling books.<\/p>\n

Can I count on you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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