People often ask me a question that many authors dread.
"So how's the book doing?"
They're well intentioned, these askers. They're taking an interest in my life and work and that's beyond flattering. But there's rarely an honest answer an author can give to such a query or, to be more specific, an honest answer that will evoke a wink and a thumbs-up. The book can always be doing better, at least in terms of sales, and that's really what they're asking about. For most of us, it would be hard...
Published on January 19, 2012 05:57