With the Fire of a Thousand Suns

6/15/2013

Hey, guess what?

Just broke 1,000 sales.

That's amazing, guys. It's truly amazing. And I'm hovering around #500 on the Kindle Best-Seller lists, so that's also pretty incredible. I'm really humbled and amazed that the book is doing so well, and the reviews are largely positive. It's almost as though people are enjoying something I produced, which is an odd and foreign feeling.

I'm also really happy to see more and more people leaving reviews on Amazon, which is great. Thorough and honest reviews help quite a bit; they allow strangers randomly browsing Kindle to see that the book is legitimate. The more reviews I get, the better.

So here's the real question. Now that I've hit a thousand sales, what should I do to celebrate?

A.) Go out to eat at a nice restaurant.
B.) Dance and sing, like the barbarians of old.
C.) Buy the bottle-nosed dolphin that I've always wanted.
D.) Go back to work on Book 2, slave!
E.) All of the above. Simultaneously.

Let me know in the comments!

16 Comments

Devin Beach

6/15/2013 11:37:26 am

Will Wight link

6/16/2013 03:03:38 am

I thought C was the best.

Heather H.

6/15/2013 03:00:20 pm

D. I want book 2! I guess if you can eat and write at the same time then that's ok. I'll leave those judgment calls up to Rebecca.

Rebecca Wight link

6/16/2013 03:04:31 am

He's on a fast until Book 2 is complete.

6/16/2013 04:48:54 pm

D! Then go out to a nice restaurant to celebrate with your new friendly bottlenose dolphin where there will be much dancing and singing, like the barbarians of old. I've never gone out with a Dolphin (of any breed) and not had an absolute ball. I can say that with absolute sincerity.

6/17/2013 12:09:33 pm

You know, it's weird, I've never heard anyone complaining about having a boring time with a dolphin. Must mean they're awesome!

Amy

6/17/2013 11:43:33 am

D, just finished book 1 and I want the next now, so shoo! Go write to make the rest of happy :)

6/17/2013 12:10:35 pm

I live to serve, mademoiselle.

Matt link

6/17/2013 01:07:45 pm

E. By my calculations, it should be roughly as fun as the other four put together.

Congratulations on the milestone! I really enjoyed the book and will definitely be picking up the second.

If you ever want to hang out, play some ARAM, talk about nerd stuff, iron out the kinks of world domination, whatever, you have my skype in your reddit inbox.

Take it easy, bro.

6/18/2013 07:27:59 am

I can figure out how to write from the back of a dolphin while barbarically dancing and singing, but the restaurant part is giving me trouble.

And thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll send you a message on Reddit soon; for now I'm locking myself in with my laptop until I make my target word count. Book 2 beckons.

Matt

6/18/2013 07:44:11 am

We believe in you, bro! About the book, that is. There's no way you're going to get a reservation for you and a dolphin in any place that allows inter-species singing. The good news is the dolphin will be a great performance partner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc6aufHz-i0&feature=player_detailpage#t=85s

I mean, if you can keep up.

6/23/2013 04:05:58 am

Uh-oh, it's a Hitchhiker's Guide reference. How do I respond? How am I supposed to top that?

No, it's okay, Will. Don't panic.

Cypher

6/24/2013 04:02:58 am

E if you can handle it all, D if you cannot.

Also - Hey, I bought your book and liked it! Buy a beer or a candy bar with my money (but nothing else).

6/24/2013 05:30:39 am

Awesome! I bought a beer-flavored lollipop. It was delicious.

David

6/26/2013 03:55:32 pm

So I just finished your book yesterday and already want more. I have never actually followed the links in the books or left a comment on one until yours, that's how good I thought the book was. Oh and E is definitely the right choice. Well keep up the great writing going to read your book again haha

6/27/2013 02:01:28 am

Glad to hear it, David! I will brush up on my writing-while-singing-and-dancing-and-riding-on-a-dolphin-while-eating skills.

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