I think I’ve mentioned this on Facebook, but not here: sometimes real life lurks beneath the surface. I read what I write, both to myself and out loud; I have beta readers and editor and publishers; I follow the reviews of my books; I follow their sales; and I pay close attention when people mention they’ve seen or read or liked my books. And then something happens which exceeds your expectations – a friend going to the ICRA conference sent me this pic of a full copy of my Skindancer trilogy in a bookstore in Sweden:
It is an English-Swedish science fiction bookstore with an extremely complete collection … but still, my trade-paperback sized volumes from a midsize publisher are up there with mass-market paperbacks from the big N publishing houses. That means someone on the other side of the world … someone with no contact with me, someone with no contact with my publisher that I know of … decided to compile a list of urban fantasy series … and mine was included.
Wow. I’m honored. And a little bit shocked.
Must write faster.
-the Centaur
