"Violet" has been been selling very well ... to friends and family ... as predicted. My initial print run of 100 copies is nearly sold out. Our wonderful local book store, Salt Spring Books, has also sold four copies.
But here's the dilemma. Do I order more paper copies? And if so, how many? The flurry of friends and family is finished.
My focus now is to a) generate some reviews on Goodreads and Amazon and b) sell "Violet" to libraries. That's because in Canada, the Public Lending Right Commission pays authors a small stipend when their books are found in libraries.
And for something completely different, I must report that one of the benefits of the book launch was the realization that red carnations last a very long time - nearly three weeks, in fact. So at Christmas, instead of the usual poinsettia plant, I bought a small bunch of red carnations - gathered some salal from our property, and for $4.00 I had a charming bouquet that has survived, with frequent snipping and water changing, until now, January 8th!
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