Milestone

Well, it finally happened. I've sold 425 copies of my novel, Into the Desperate Country. I only need to sell 75 more and I'll have reached one of my goals. Of course, I'll set a new goal after that. Maybe 1,000 copies. I'll be sixty, but it could happen.

I think writers give up on books too quickly -- like they have an expiration date or something. Writers seems to give up pushing their books after a year, which is ridiculous. What happens? Is the book no longer good after that first year? It's all part of our block buster mentality. It has to splash big, and if it doesn't, forget it. Well, that's just stupid.

If you have a book out, keep pushing it. Contact book clubs, do readings . . . don't shamefully tuck it away because it's three or four years old.

I can think of many great books that more people should be reading. For instance, I think of Josh Maday and Matt Bell's debut book, Dancing on Fly Ash. The book contained over sixty stories that were one hundred words in length. Now that's a daring and fantastic debut book. As I understand, hard copies of the book are hard to come by, but they are keeping it available as a Kindle book. Check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Ash%253a-Hundred-Word-Stories/dp/B0010K6TW2

This is a debut book from Matt Bell and Josh Maday that shouldn't be forgotten. You won't be disappointed if you order a copy!