If you go over to the books section of this site, you’ll see that I’ve got a poetry book published. I’ve got about 2,000 copies of that book right now. I like to sell them or give them to friends as a way of saying, “Thank you,” or, “I like you,” etc.

Ron (the guy who recently painted the exterior of my apartment) is a nice guy, so I gave him a copy. I also told him if he wanted to help me sell them, I’d gladly give him a percentage of the sales. This got his mind moving and racing and coming up with all kinds of different ideas on how I might go about marketing the book, where I could go to sell it, what I might wear or say or bring. They were all good ideas!

Here’s the thing: for some reason, I don’t do all those good ideas. And, Ron isn’t the first guy to come up with them. I’ve even had a few novel (no pun intended) way of pimping my wares myself. I just don’t follow through with it. Maybe I haven’t got the “Salesman” thing in me. I don’t know.

There are those (MANY PEOPLE) who say that in order to succeed as an author now days I’ve got to learn to market myself. In fact, some go so far as to say that such a thing, almost on its own, will get a publisher to pick up my next book and publish it! My mind isn’t made up yet. I don’t know if I’ll be able to market myself or not. I have some ideas where to start, should I ever decide to move forward with it. I’ve even got people like Ron enthusiastically urging me forward.

So, even if I don’t move, thanks, Ron. And the same goes to the rest of you. You people keep me cheered up!