A deeper look at Chelsea Cains online persona, including this revealing post: I just found out that ONE KICK didn’t make the NYT bestseller list. It’s the first time I’ve ever had a thriller not make the list (at least the extended list!). Ironic because this is the best reviewed book I’ve ever written. And it had so much going for it – so much book seller and critical support, a fancy new publisher, “best of the month” picks from iBooks and Amazon and the independent bookstores. It probably sounds ridiculous, but this is a huge blow. The Archie/Gretchen books didn’t sell gangbusters, but I could count on the preorders – those core fans – to give us big numbers that first week to get us on the List. I tried so hard this time around. I gave it everything I had. I went to BEA with a broken leg! I left a sick kid to go on tour! This was supposed to be the book that had broad appeal – the book that would bring a new audience to the Archie books and therefore allow me to keep writing them. I did everything I could. (You have to do MUCH more than write the book these days.) I wish more than anything that I could just write stories for all of you. I would do that. But I just hate this. I hate the pressure. I hate having to sell myself all the time. I hate having to track every book sale. I hope ONE KICK finds a larger audience. I love Kick Lannigan. I don’t know what went wrong. But I know I don’t want writing to be like this.”
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 06:22:02 +0000
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