Does anybody remember George Costanza from Seinfield? You know the screw-up that nothing went right for even if he received a gift from God and the Devil took the day off, things would still turn out rotten for him?
Yea that guy there. He came to mind after having reading in the Amazon just for authors' forum a couple of writers put their books up for sale, they blinked twice and wa-la! Their sales are going through the roof pushing them all the way up to the top. Meanwhile the rest of us poor saps are spending hours (and some are spending money that they don't have) on marketing, promotions, etc. and we can't even crack the top 750,000 chart.
It's funny how things work out, some of us just seem to be born with the gift of attraction while the rest of us have been given the kiss of death. I'm now reminded of a fav saying that my great Aunt used to say: "Anyone can play a good hand at poker, but there is nothing like taking a crappy hand and working it to it's fullest in winning a pot..."
I just wish I knew how to play poker...