There are many, MANY advantages to being an independent author/publisher, and I would never do this any other way. One of the few disadvantages, though, is how difficult (nigh impossible) it is to get my paperbacks onto the shelves of brick-and-mortar bookstores. With no corporate marketing team "telling" the bookstores to shelve my books, the only way they get there is when an individual bookstore manager or employee-with-power decides to order and display them.

So all the gushing thanks to J. S. Bailey and Cincy Book Rack for (a) stocking my books! and (b) sharing this beautiful, bucket-list-worthy picture with me.

Originally posted on Facebook.