ON GETTING PAID

My debut novel, Gideon's Ghost, was released at the beginning of the summer, and not long ago I received my first royalty payment from my publisher, Beacon Publishing Group. The payment reflected the short time the book has been available, and so wasn't very large at all, but just the same it was cool to receive the payment. I have written twenty-odd nonfiction volumes over the past twenty years, but, for me at least, having a work of fiction published is a "bucket list" item for me. The money isn't important, but the payment is tangible proof that I accomplished my goal.

What a thrill!














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