Sales report

Tyrannosaur Queen became available to the unwashed masses at the beginning of January, which means I now have an exciting new graph to show you!

That’s SALES, people. Sweet, digital cash. I had a few pre-orders, then “sold” about 500 copies in a free giveaway that first week. Sales since then have been slow, but I did get a noticeable uptick after an essay of mine made it onto Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit” blog. I’m writing a lot of essays about dinosaurs for other people’s blogs right now, such as my favorite so far “Yes, your Velociraptors must have Feathers and Other Concessions to Reality“.

The essays don’t seem to be generating much in the way of sales, but they are doing some important work for me. One, they’re tying my blog to the blogs of other people, people I’d like to continue working with. Second, the next time a publisher googles my name, they will have a wide menu of interesting things to look at. Lastly, I’m proving that I can run a little media campaign for a newly-published book, which is a good thing to put on my resume.

Which brings me to how you can help splatter my name across the internet. If you’ve read Groom of the Tyrannosaur Queen, why not write a review? It can be on Amazon, Goodreads, your own webpage, or (dare I hope) all three! No, the review doesn’t have to be positive. I actually want criticism. It’s the only way I’ll learn.