I spent all day yesterday and most of today packing and preparing books for shipment. It’s so much fun, sitting at my dining room table with Anne and the kids, listening to the New Wave station on satellite, getting things ready to go.
And check this out: today, we passed 800 orders.
Holy. Mother.
800 orders in less than three weeks. How cool is that?! I think I may pass 1000 by the end of next month.
1000!!!
Now. Here’s the bad news about all this success: I’ve totally run out of postage, and was only able to ship the first 200 orders. The rest will ship as soon as I get back from Cruise Trek on June 9th.
Back to the good news! Barnes and Noble contacted us today about “special ordering” some books for Barnes and Noble dot Com! There’s a chance we’re going to get a review in a MAJOR US newspaper! I may reach a deal with a distributor to place Dancing Barefoot in stores in just about every major US city by the end of the year!
I’m making really good headway on planning a tour, too. I think I’ll be hitting Alberquerque and Amarillo on my way to Tulsa at the end of next month, and probably a trip up the California coast on my way to Portland in August. If you live in one of those cities, and you’ve got a favorite bookstore there (preferably an independent one), take my media kit to them, and let me know about it. I’ll follow up with them, and see if we can work something out!
Last thing before I go pack my bags:
I have to fly tomorrow morning.
I’m not so crazy about the flying. Especially over more than 1000 miles of ocean.
If you can spare some “don’t be a sissy and afraid” mojo, I’d sure appreciate it.
I’ll be updating my site (and gallery!) from the cruise ship’s internet cafe, so WWdN readers can vicariously enjoy the cruise with all of us.
Be well, everyone. The next time you hear from me, I’ll be on the high seas!