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Gumroad Disappointment: Free Poetry Giveaway and No Customer Downloads

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 And the immediate action I am taking today. Image by  Gerd Altmann  from  Pixabay - Edited by Marilyn Glover with Canva Self-publishing is no simple task. I find the marketing aspect a little overwhelming, and to be completely honest, highly disappointing.  At least so far. While I've been an online writer for six years, to date, self-promotion has involved LinkedIn, X, cross-publishing between Vocal Media and Medium, and utilizing Pinterest. Easy peasy, and I've enjoyed it. However, now I am set to release my debut poetry collection, a Jungian-themed chapbook, and I am learning the nitty-gritty details beyond the art of words. Writing and formatting my book is only the artist's vision, but releasing that vision into the world and finding actual readers requires skillful marketing. For someone who thoroughly enjoys the artistic side of matters, this has proven quite an eye-opener. It's a completely different beast. Which leads me to Gumroad. Three weeks ago, I ...
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Weight of the Contour

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Image by  Riki32  from  Pixabay - Edited by Marilyn Glover with Canva A Jungian-inspired exploration from the forthcoming debut chapbook, Shadow’s Reprieve The following poem will be featured in my late May 2026 chapbook, Shadow's Reprieve, a poetry collection inspired by Carl Jung's theories. In this poem, I compare shadow work to pencil sketching, speaking of a frustrated artist, one who fears sharing their creations with the world. Weight of the Contour My pencil art: outer lines  Traced and retraced, bled into a drawing—   Dark and distracting   Overburdened, a sketch leans too much on boundaries Interior details lack eye appeal   leaving the contour to defend itself Right hand dominates   Creating only for my eyes to see—   Unhindered, free-flowing   Art display thwarts my process   Blocking my abilities, revealing a left-handed visual   Unnatural, confusing; I prefer a personal sketchbook Erased lines, pencil smudgings   I am a frustrated artis...
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Location: New York, NY, USA
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