#1 on AMAZON (for now)
Now for starters, Amazon.CA (CANADA) is about 1/10th the size of Amazon.COM so being #1 here isn't a well paying job. In fact, being a #1 author in Canada doesn't earn me as much as people earn who have(other) disabilities. Disability pension from the government (ODSP)pays those who can't work. So let's put this in perspective: It's flattering and I appreciate everyone who shopped around, added Beyond Belief to their basket and pressed, "BUY." Where would I be without you? So it's heartwarming and really, really important to me.
But it's not the end of my day job. I don't know what it takes to be a full time writer in this country but being #1 for a week, clearly isn't enough. I won't be trading my bus pass in on a new car anytime soon.
And what I have learned from the music industry is everything is fleeting. #1 like a hug; who wouldn't want it? But we do need to keep it in perspective; I didn't buy the books, someone else did. And I didn't tell everyone who bought the book to buy the book; other people are recommending it.
I was on TALK RECOVERY Radio in Vancouver on Thursday and that must have something to do with it. Want to hear it? Check out TALK RECOVERY Radio 100.5 FM in Vancouver here:
Thanks, one and all. I wanted a secular daily reflection book that respected AA's adaptability but encourages taking and leaving what one wants (and leaving the rest). I yearned so much that I spent five years writing it. What I didn't know was that you wanted one, too.
Someone else could have written this; I am worthy, but not essential. But the task was in front of me and I met it with the courage you taught me. We're sitting at about 3,300 sold, with another 150 - 200 being bought every month. So that will be a Canadian best-seller(5,000 copies for non-fiction) by the end of the year - print-on-demand, self-published and written by an unproven writer. Oh My Dog, it's a secular miracle, lol.
Thanks, one and all.
But it's not the end of my day job. I don't know what it takes to be a full time writer in this country but being #1 for a week, clearly isn't enough. I won't be trading my bus pass in on a new car anytime soon.
And what I have learned from the music industry is everything is fleeting. #1 like a hug; who wouldn't want it? But we do need to keep it in perspective; I didn't buy the books, someone else did. And I didn't tell everyone who bought the book to buy the book; other people are recommending it.
I was on TALK RECOVERY Radio in Vancouver on Thursday and that must have something to do with it. Want to hear it? Check out TALK RECOVERY Radio 100.5 FM in Vancouver here:
Thanks, one and all. I wanted a secular daily reflection book that respected AA's adaptability but encourages taking and leaving what one wants (and leaving the rest). I yearned so much that I spent five years writing it. What I didn't know was that you wanted one, too.
Someone else could have written this; I am worthy, but not essential. But the task was in front of me and I met it with the courage you taught me. We're sitting at about 3,300 sold, with another 150 - 200 being bought every month. So that will be a Canadian best-seller(5,000 copies for non-fiction) by the end of the year - print-on-demand, self-published and written by an unproven writer. Oh My Dog, it's a secular miracle, lol.
Thanks, one and all.
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