2 of my books, Playing the Baseball Card, and A Family Legacy: The Watson Works, have reached new high rankings at Barnes and Noble. The two books have held a top 1% sales rank at B&N.com for some months now, but they are continuing to creep upwards in the sales rankings, and now both are in the top one-half of 1% for all books at B&N. In fact, Playing the Baseball Card has been holding into the top 1/4 of 1% for a few weeks.
In addition, a search of all "Baseball" books listed at B&N reveals that Playing the Baseball Card is the top-ranked fiction book (yes: number one) with a baseball theme, and is number four overall, behind non-fiction titles including biographies about Mickey Mantle and Shoeless Joe Jackson.
Happy Reading,
Wil
In my books aimed at Young Adults, I often put my characters in situations that would seem extraordinary, but all of the situations are possible and most are inspired by real-life events. My characters are also inspired by real young people, and I have often said I hope the events in my stories will help some young people in their own lives. I sometimes wish I had the benefit of these stories when I was younger.
I have also pondered, as I write, what kind of advice I'd give myself, if only I could go back and visit myself at a younger age. I came across a video, posted on You Tube earlier this year, that I really like. It's called "Dear 15-year-old me." I truly think it's worth watching.
What advice would you give yourself? And, what age would you target?