On November 28th 2011, I published my debut novel, Conquering Passion.
I have mentioned
before that I did not know what to expect, but thought I would be pleased as
punch if I sold 100 copies in a year.
One year later I have published 12 books on Amazon and have
sold more than 16000 books. Writing and publishing have become an obsession,
and Amazon makes it so easy to feed my addiction, especially when they send me
generous checks! I certainly never expected to make any money for at least a
year. What did I know!
However, I have to come clean and confess that I owe much of my success to
FREECELL!
Yes, my name is Anna Markland and I am a Freecellaholic!
Plus a SpiderSolitaireaholic!
I used to feel guilty about the amount of time I spend
playing these online card games. But I have come to realize that a pattern in
my playing has emerged. I turn to Freecell or Spider Solitaire when I have
reached a block in the writing process.
Lo and behold, after letting my impasse simmer in the back
of my mind while playing, a solution invariably presents itself.
One would think my success level in these games would have
increased, but alas, such is not the case!
So I now embark on year two of my writing journey guilt free
and buoyed by my success so far. I have even started to throw in the occasional
game of Minesweeper!
