inches on the reel to reel

The David Lawrence Show was quite possibly the greatest 3 hour radio interview I’ve ever done. Seriously. It was AWESOME.
David and Lili did an outstanding job of making me feel welcome. I felt like David and I had fantastic give and take, and he’d actually read my book! All the other shows I do have a pretty high standard to live up to, now.
David asked me if I’d come back another time, so we can talk about other stuff, and I agreed. I think we could have some awesome conversations.
When I drove home, I checked XM 152, and my interview was being rebroadcast. It was very weird to hear myself just a few hours ago, because I could still visualize the studio, but I’d already forgotten what I said — that’s a great thing, because when I can’t remember what I talked about, or I can’t clearly remember what happened during any sort of performance, it means that I was totally focused and “in the moment,” as Meisner would say.
This was the first official O’Reilly-version interview to support Dancing Barefoot, and it could not have gone any better. Thank you, David Lawrence, for putting me at ease, and guiding me though an amazing interview. I can’t wait to do it again.
And thank you also to everyone who tuned in, or sent IMs and e-mails, and stuff. Thank you for continuing to be part of this amazing . . . thing.
Programming note: If you’re in Seattle, you can hear me on the Bob Harris Rivers* Show on KZOK 102.5 radio at 8:40 tomorrow morning (That’s Tuesday)
*Too much Lost In Translation. Sorry, Bob.
UPDATE: As of 0725 PST on March 16, Dancing Barefoot is ranked 480 at Amazon.com.
Holy.
Crap.
Of all the books they carry, it’s at 480. It was in the 3,000 area just a couple of days ago.
This is just amazing, and I’m positive that my appearance on the David Lawrence Show last night contributed to this.
And on that “It’s better together” thing? It’s “better” with Neverwhere!!! NEVERWHERE!!
ROCK! \m/

65 thoughts on “inches on the reel to reel”

  3. I don’t think we get this radio show in Milwaukee (maybe I should look into XM), so I didn’t get to hear you Wil, but I’m liking the use of Elvis C. in these last two postings! Maybe there’s still hope for you after confessing to be a wrestling fan. 🙂 You need to make a reference to “Everyday I Write the Book” (one of my all-time favorites) sometime. Certainly appropriate!
    What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding anyhow?

  4. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your interview during my afternoon at work (streaming from KBNP). Here in Oz it started after 2pm. I finished work at 4:30pm and you were just starting to read from your book. I wish I stayed back to hear it all, but I had to go home. Thanks.

  6. Hello Wil!
    At 7:15 eastern time, you are at 244 at Amazon! That is astonishingly good. So who did you pay to get paired with Neverwhere? So anyway, have you ever given thought to phase II and phase III of your journey into PROFESSIONAL AUTHOR? I think you should find a nearby independent bookstore who would be interested in being your personal book sellers, where they can sell your books that you sign (like Neil Gaiman does with Dreamhaven Books!). Figure this, with the success of Dancing Barefoot, JAG is bound to be a hit and what a great way to get those signed books all over the country? Just a thought, I hope you would consider it. Dave

  7. radio hosts like to interview people like you…some one who gets “in the moment” and just rolls with it…we get so many that have what they want to say already set in their minds and they sound so scripted and stiff…especially at a small market station like the one i work at…and of course as you know, with radio you can come in with a big boil on the end of your nose and no one will ever have to know…unless you’re doing an interview with me and i tell them…keep up the strong campaign…you are building bridges that will be important long after this tour is over.

  8. You know what also helped with amazon? I think some one said in comments to one of your recent entries that you can totally add DB to your Amazon wishlist! I can’t snag the book right now but I’m hoping since it’s like number one on my wishlist my Uncle will buy it for me for my birthday.
    …
    Whoa. Totally babbled in your blog. Don’t mind me.
    Also random: I’ve been to the town that O’Reilly is based out of, Sebastopol. That place rocks! Whenever you’re there you must stop by the Sebastopol Cookie Company, it’s totally good eats. 🙂

  9. The rank was 232 when I checked. I bought a copy so I’d have an O’Reilly version. That makes three copies for me. Here’s to a top 100 by the end of the week!!!

  11. The ‘Wheaton Sales Trend Phenomenon’ Continues!!!
    DB = 188 @ AMZN a/o 2320 PT
    WAY TO GO, Wil + O’Reilly!
    (a/o = as of; rest is easily deciphered)

  14. You know, reading that post made me feel like my best friend just gave me the best possible news she ever had, and we did a little dance together.

  15. Caught you on Bob Rivers! I was hoping to hear more about your writing on there, but it was good to hear from you on the radio.
    ((I’ve been reading the blog a while anyway, but figured I’d give a shout out now and let you know that yes, people really were listening!))

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