December 7, Tuesday Well, today was a good day for Padman. It seems word of mouth is finally traveling. Including the one I sold at Toastmasters last night, I sold nine today. Then, I have seven more accounted for to hand deliver tomorrow, and I was told I'll be receiving a check for two copies, tomorrow. Haven't written things out, but give or take a couple, that'll be 40 in six days for non-math major like myself. Let's break down our blog posted goal, almost a week old, of 2500 sales by March 1, 2012, for me to hand-deliver 1000 books to our troops in Afghanistan or Iraq. The first week report: 40/week x (estimate) 16 weeks = 640 ; upon further review, the ruling on the field has been overruled; this isn't very good NEED TO SHIP/SELL: 156.25/week x (estimate) 16 weeks = 2500 ; looks IMPOSSIBLE, but I Dream! Hope! & Believe! Do you? If you've read Padman, you can, undoubtedly, appreciate the short humor of reading a story that our soldiers can quickly read and pass the book on. So, 1000 books could get very worn/well-traveled. It is my hope that EVERY single one of our deployed military heroes get to look at or hear about Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying . . . Those and Other Tales. If requested, I guess I'd have no choice but to deliver 1000 more. Chances are, each soldier, male and female, will relate VERY well and--IF you've read Padman, you KNOW how much emotion this will stir up inside of them, missing their babies, wives, and husbands. Obviously, we need to spread the word of Padman throughout America and even beyond! (Ellen Degeneres, "Can ya hear me,now?") Highlight of The Day: I was asked to speak to a class of fourth graders. I'm so looking forward to talking a little about writing, more about educating them briefy about the seriousness of a "mild" traumatic brain injury, and MORE about Dream! Hope! and Believe! Though that IS absolutely a highlight, I had a 10-year old tell me, on facebook, "I'm your biggest fan." That, my friends, is the BIGGEST highlight. In fact, that might be the biggest highlight since I launched my professional writing career. Facebook, add: Author Mark Elswick Twitter: #Mark_Elswick |
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