Thanks for sharing this, Kathleen. This is so truthful, and the information in this post seems so important for new-to-publishing novelists like myself. My first book is set to come out on a small press in 2026, and I'm just beginning to understand the importance of preorders.
I love your books! My mom and I have both read them all. I tell all my teacher friends to read Minor Dramas it is SO good and so on-point for teachers. Plus, it's hilarious. Excited for this new one!
Thank you for sharing your insight and experience. Going to pre-order now; you're an auto-buy author for me. (Editing to add: I tried to use the Target link, but it didn't seem to work. I shifted to Bookshop.org, and it worked fine.)
Gah! Up there, I meant 5-10 thousand copies in the first week
Thanks for sharing this, Kathleen. This is so truthful, and the information in this post seems so important for new-to-publishing novelists like myself. My first book is set to come out on a small press in 2026, and I'm just beginning to understand the importance of preorders.
I love your books! My mom and I have both read them all. I tell all my teacher friends to read Minor Dramas it is SO good and so on-point for teachers. Plus, it's hilarious. Excited for this new one!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for sharing your insight and experience. Going to pre-order now; you're an auto-buy author for me. (Editing to add: I tried to use the Target link, but it didn't seem to work. I shifted to Bookshop.org, and it worked fine.)
Thanks, Karen!!!