April 13th, 2009

The book tour through the Mid-West for Thunder Over the Prairie begins May 28th. I know it’s too early to make follow up calls about the promotion, but I have to sit on my hands to keep from picking up the phone. As I’ve said before, I’ve invested a lot in this campaign and hope it pays off. Larry Bowen at Readers Corner Book Store in Rolla has been very kind and I’m looking forward to the signing there. I want the event to be a success for his book store too. He’s gone out of his way to help and it would be a shame if no one showed. I’ve done signings where no one has shown. I’ve been at signings where shoppers have told me, “We hate history. We like books on magic. Have your written any of those?” I’ve had the flu for the last few days so that has curtailed my desire to make phone calls about the promotion a bit. Whenever I get sick I treat it like a CSI episode. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out where I could have picked up the flu! My imagination runs wild too. I’ve decided if I’m ever stuck on a respirator or a life support system I definitely want to be unplugged. But not until I’m down to a size eight.