NPR story this morning

[Rekrab]

On average, I sell maybe three books at a reading. I've had a few where the numbers climbed over ten copies and a few where I sold nothing, although on those ocassions I probably wasn't trying in that I didn't mention them as being for sale, and didn't hang around afterwards pushing them. But sometimes people just grab them up and that always feels like a miracle. I try never to miss the free wine. One or two glasses and even the bad poems have a certain charm.

 

[bospress.net]

IAnyway, I happened to be sitting next to a woman who has written a couple of books from a "real publisher" about some famous dog that made small town news a half century ago. She was quite chatty and we were swapping author stories until we came to a point where she asked what sort of royalties my publisher paid me. When I explained that most of the small press poetry publishers don't pay royalties and that I don't make any money on most of my books, she gave me a stunned look like I was some sort of village idiot, turned away, started talking to some other, more reputable author on her other side, and never looked back at me. I can't imagine she is living the high life off her dog stories. I probably sold as many books as she did that day.

I wonder if anyone did a bibliography of her work spanning nearly 4 decades.

I'm just sayin...

Bill

 

[LickTheStar]

Nor has anyone questioned her about the smell of her bindings.

 

[Rekrab]

I wonder if anyone did a bibliography of her work spanning nearly 4 decades.

I can picture it now:

1. Dog Book (Biography of famous lost dog who traveled thousands of miles cross country to get home. Happy ending.)

2. Second Dog Book (Biography of a less well known lost dog. This poor fellow never made it home. Tragic ending.)

3. Christmas Dog Book (Crafts and cooking for doggy with a holiday theme.)

4. Another Damned Dog Book (Humor)

5. Big Illustrated Coffeetable Dog Book (color photos on almost every page. Very little text.)

6. The DogVinci Code (Supernatural Religious Thriller)

7. Dog Verses (Poetry. The real kind. It rhymes.)

8. Omnibus Dog (Items one through 7, collected into one stupendous volume, without the color photos from number 5)

etc, etc.

You can tell I have time to kill tonight.

 

[strangegirl]

And don't forget

9. Dogonomics (The mortgage crisis as defined by dogs. A startling look at the fall of the biscuit hedge funds.)

 

[bospress.net]

10. A book on religious Dogma.

Bill

 

[slimedog]

I believe the lady you were lucky to meet wrote a book based on my life story.

 

[HarryC13]

11. A poet's guide to DOGgerel

 

[d gray]

12. Doggone! - stories about lost canines.

 

[Rekrab]

Good ones.

 

[bospress.net]

Next time you see that lady, please give her a paperback of your bibliography on me. You can show her the hardback, but tell her that they are all sold out due to VERY VERY high demand.

Bill