Welcome to Read My Dad’s Stuff. I wish there were a reality show designed to uncover the next great American author. I’d do everything possible to get my dad on the show and let the world hear what he’s written. This dear man, with less education than you’d guess from reading his stories, has completed seven novels and is always working on another one when we talk. Plus, he’s penned a large number of short stories, a good deal of poetry, and some short sermons. He loves writing and, if he never gets a publishing deal, will keep telling stories until the day he dies.
Some time ago, I got the idea of becoming his self-proclaimed publicist and seeing if I could increase his chances of reading his name on the spine of a book sitting atop the NY Times Bestsellers list. Is that too crazy a goal? Perhaps, but shooting for the moon got humanity into the far reaches of outer space so why not give the NY Times list a shot.
Will I be disappointed if one of his books get self-published but never sells more than 20 copies? Yes, but living with disappointment is something all of human kind must get used to if we’re to live long and prosper on this planet. What if a 1,000 copies of his e-book gets sold? I could live with that. Suppose 25,000 people end up subscribing to this blog and sharing it on social media, resulting in a published novel with sales of over 50,000 copies. Come to think of it, why stop at the New York Times Bestsellers list? Maybe a Pulitzer Prize is in my dad’s future.
So where to start? Well, since you’re reading this, the adventure has already begun and you could be the catalyst for 100 other people (or 10,000) to join up for the fun. Here are a few suggestions to keep the ball rolling…
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