Helen Simonson's Blog: Is the first novel the hardest? - Posts Tagged "bestseller"
It's official, Major Pettigrew is a best seller!
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand just made #14 on the NY Times Bestseller list. It is also #3 on Indiebound. So my small literary debut has become more popular than I could have imagined. Life has been so busy it doesn't leave much time for reading, so the books are stacking up by my bedside like rush hour traffic. Thanks to all who are reading my debut and buying copies for Mothers' Day!
Off to Florida
Just back from book tour in the Carolinas and I'm off to Vero Beach and Stuart, FL this week. Hope to meet some Goodreads readers there! The paperback of The Summer Before The War is now out and I just learned it will debut at #13 on the Indie bestseller list for March 1. Very exciting news. Thank you to all of you who rushed out to buy it. It's so fun to see my paperback in all the airport bookshops as I travel. I sort of hang about in front of the display taking pictures and hope someone will ask me why - no luck so far! Off to pack...
Is the first novel the hardest?
Writing a novel is like carrying around armfuls of spaghetti and meatballs without a bowl. It can be a lonely process and we all need friends, teachers and whatever sources of inspiration get us throu
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