HOW TO WELCOME AN ALIEN has been out for almost a month, and…

I feel like I have to pre-empt the following with a “Ptui, ptui, ptui—bli ayin hara!” qualifier.

Prepping for the release of HOW TO WELCOME AN ALIEN, my latest book, was a lot of work. The publisher and I brainstormed who to send ARCs to, we secured a bunch of reviews and interviews, and I posted almost daily to try to drum up sales.

My newest book, HOW TO WELCOME AN ALIEN, joins the other books I’ve published on my banged up shelf.

For the first couple week, sales were pretty good. Not fa...