Sunday, February 24, 2019

Better than bourbon to brighten my day


On Thursday of this week, an email arrived:

I have gone back to this post dozens of times and I love it more with each read. The past two years have been quite an adventure. Following your advice, and the advice of this incredible community that you brought together, I finally published my book!

SANE ENOUGH TO KNOW SHE'S CRAZY became available on Amazon this past November. It felt weird, but I even left my comfort zone and did a book signing to promote it. It was in a jewelry store and I sold ten copies, which was an incredible shift from years of begging people to read it for free. I must admit, it was pretty cool.

Meanwhile, back in my hometown, my sweet 80 year old mother had a marketing plan of her own. Armed with one of her three copies of my book, she marched herself in to her local Barnes and Noble and asked to see the manager. I expect she was quite charming, as she ended up leaving with his contact information and an offer to host my next book signing.

A couple emails and a phone call later, my book and I have a date with a book store! You bet your biscuits Mom will be there with me. We're going to do bold together.


Much Love and Thanks
Ruth Hansen

All in all, a good day here at the Reef.
All y'all are amazing.

21 comments:

Kitty said...

Congratulations, Ruth!

Jo Conn said...

I am a quiet lurker here but appreciate what a wonderful resource this blog and its contributors are. I clicked on the post referenced in this post. Together, they just gave me all the feels. Congrats to this intrepid writing soul.

Barbara Etlin said...

Yah! Best of luck!

CynthiaMc said...

Way to go, Ruth! So proud of you (and your mom).

Reminds me of Jimmy Buffett's mom - I remember her going to every music store and radio station in town before he was famous and saying "Why aren't you selling/playing my boy's record?"

Brenda said...

Congratulations Ruth!

Bonnie Shaljean said...

What a lovely day-brightener! Congratulations and best wishes, Ruth -

Cecilia Ortiz Luna said...


Yay, you Ruth! Congrats!

Your mom is awesome.

KariV said...

Congratulations Ruth! Kuddos to both you and your mom!

Theresa said...

Congratulations, Ruth! Moms sure are the best cheerleaders.

Beth Carpenter said...

Congrats, Ruth! And yay for your mom!

Colin Smith said...

That's wonderful, Ruth. Congratulations on the book!! :D :D :D

Colin Smith said...

P.S.: As promised, I've added your novel to the "Published Works of Janet's Blog Readers" page of the Treasure Chest.

You can pick up a copy of Ruth's novel here: SANE ENOUGH TO KNOW SHE'S CRAZY

Lennon Faris said...

I like hearing good news from the Reef. Way to go, Ruth and Ruth's mom!

LongTermNewbie said...

The support here is overwhelming. Thank you all so much!

-Ruth

Craig F said...

Congrats, Ruth, hope it hits the stars. Love the title.

NLiu said...

Wow, congratulations Ruth! Your mother sounds amazing! I hope the signing at B&N goes down a storm!

John Davis Frain said...

Tip o' the cap, Ruth. You're pretty amazing. And your 80-year-young mom takes amazing to a whole new level.

Enjoy the co-signing. That'll be a lifetime memory!

Aphra Pell said...

Excellent news. Congratulations Ruth (and your awesome Mum)

LynnRodz said...

Congratulations, Ruth, to both you and your mom!

Jill Warner said...

That's exciting! Congratulations, Ruth!

AJ Blythe said...

What a wonderful story. Congratulations, Ruth. And of course, thank you to Janet who does so much for those of us swimming here.