The author is Larry Winchester’s daughter!
Recently, someone told me, “I didn’t by a copy of Outbound Train because (on Facebook) it looks like you’re doing so well.”
I paused for a moment, not understanding the rationale behind the statement. Why would someone ever think I am doing so well that I don’t need help? At that moment I knew I needed to immediately clear up this misunderstanding, while not breaking the unwritten rule: Authors don’t talk about sales.
Today, I’m going to talk about sales during the time of COVID-19.
Outbound Train debuted at number 22 in Southern Fiction. Because I thought I knew how many books it took to receive that ranking, I was elated. The reality punched me square in the gut.
Five years ago, this ranking meant a novel sold approximately five to six hundred copies in a week.
Two years ago, this ranking meant a novel sold approximately two-three hundred copies…
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