Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is tied to the culmination of the harvest, and no less so at Write on the Water.

For those of us who are trying to harvest readers, rapid change has been underway in the world of publishing. Fortunately, the immediate implication is that we have exciting new channels, such as e-books, for reaching readers. How exciting is this? It was satisfying at 200 books a quarter when I was out of the gate, much better when sales rose to 200 books a month, and nothing short of exhilarating at 200 books a day. And a whole new level of excitement is out there if I am fortunate enough to hit the 200 books an hour peak achieved by one of my Write on the Water fellow bloggers. Yet, ask any writer about the best part of writing and they'll tell you it's the instance of heartfelt individual feedback from a single reader. For that, too, I am thankful.

But writers can be a needy, self-promoting bunch, so let's not forget thanks that are better-placed: the thanks for family members and friends whose early support is so valuable and whose shared joy after publication is immensely rewarding, a thanks for the opportunity of each new day, and a wondrous thanks for the beauty of nature captured by a simple glance to the night sky, a walk along a shore, or a gaze across the sea.

Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels.

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