[*no, I’m not talking about Kasey Chambers. Catchy title, though, so I’m going to borrow it.]

Yesterday:

The Good: An expression of interest was made in pre-ordering my book; this will end up being a number somewhere over 50 copies, which is wonderful.

The Bad: I received a letter in the mail from a book distributor who I approached in regards to potentially distributing Surprise! nationwide. It reads:

{Insert impersonal salutation}

Unfortunately, we do not feel we could generate a big enough volume of sales to justify the costs of representation and distribution of this title.

{Insert impersonal sign-off.}

So, basically, a big, fat, middle finger.

Dammit.

Never mind, I will persist!

karen andrews

Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity