Can you spare ten minutes to step into my dream?

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the blog! 🤗 Lately, I’ve been receiving quite a few emails with offers to promote my book. I’m grateful to those who reach out, but for now, my priorities lie elsewhere, and I prefer to handle the promotion myself. Granted, I move at the pace of a sloth, 🤓 but I’m getting things done, little by little… and besides, not everything is entirely up to me! I’d like to clarify that I won’t be responding to these emails anymore—not out of rudeness, but simply because I prefer to keep doing things on my own for the time being. You are, of course, still welcome to send your proposals; if I ever decide I need promotional services, I’ll look back through the emails I’ve received and reach out to you myself—though, as always, in my own good time! 😒😁 Now, I’d like to ask a favor of those of you who have made it this far. If you’re reading this, it means I’ve managed to spark at least a little bit of interest or curiosity. I know time is precious, but I also know that we can usually carve out ten minutes for ourselves during the day—sometimes even a bit more! 😋 I’d like to ask you to spare those ten minutes: just click the link at the bottom of this post, and you’ll be taken to a preview of Vite straordinariamente parallele, which includes the first two chapters and part of the third. Start reading the first chapter; if, after ten lines, it hasn’t resonated with you, feel free to stop right there. 😒 You’re also welcome to send me an email at libri@paololenzi.com with a brief review—even a negative one, provided it’s expressed without vulgarity or insults. Rest assured, I’ll include it in my next post! 😯 You might be thinking, "Paolo is always asking for things, but never gives anything back." Honestly, sometimes I think that too! This time, however, I wanted to make a small gesture: to mark the first anniversary of the release of Vite straordinariamente parallele (Extraordinarily Parallel Lives), I’ve decided to lower the price of the print edition. 😉 It’s a significant reduction—both for the buyer and for me—but I chose to implement it to make the book more accessible. The new price will appear first on Youcanprint, and subsequently on the other online stores where the book is distributed. 🤑 As I write this post, I’m still waiting for the price change to take effect. 😒 But on Amazon, the price has already dropped! 🤔 The mysteries of life! 🤑 Now, I’d like to talk once more about my experience with self-publishing. On Instagram, I’ve come across videos by professionals, influencers, and bloggers discussing self-publishing by people like me—that is, complete unknowns. 😕 When I hear the phrase "I’ll just publish it and see what happens" tossed around so casually, I feel compelled to weigh in, because sometimes there’s much more behind those words than one might imagine. 🧐 Anyone who has written a short story, a poem, or a novel knows how much those words mean to them, even if to everyone else they might just look like scrap paper. Perhaps, after five years of sending a manuscript to various publishing houses—only to be rejected every single time—someone might have invested (at the cost of some personal sacrifice) a hundred or two hundred euros—whatever amount was required—to self-publish it. Once the book was out, they might have thought, "I’ll take my time and work on getting it noticed." Others turn to self-publishing because they’ve grown a bit anxious, fearing they might not have much time left. 😰 Still others are simply surprised that they managed to write something at all, and after years, finally decide to put it out into the world. Someone might have made a promise to a person who is no longer with us; others might have done it because of a bet with family or friends. For some, it could simply be a dream coming true. 😋 There are many layers hidden behind that simple statement. As I’ve mentioned in another post, if you aren’t asking anyone for money, why not do what your head and heart suggest? We never know the day or the hour, but we know that, sooner or later, it will happen. So, while we can, let’s enjoy this life every single day. 😆 Oh, and one more thing: I fully identify with the first three reasons I listed for choosing self-publishing. Thank you all so much for the time you’re willing to spend on me and for any thoughts you choose to share. Happy reading, and see you soon! Best wishes, bye for now! 🤗

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