The Ego Shelf

I think I've mentioned the Ego Shelf once or twice before.  We joke about authors and their egos, and there is some truth to the jabs.  Authors do tend toward the egotistical.  After all, we think our words are good enough that you should pay money just to read them.

But the ego shelf isn't about feeding the ego.  (Not just about that, at least.)  It's not "Look upon this shelf and bask in my awesomeness!"  It's not about whose shelf is longer.  It's about … let's call it positive...