It's always a good feeling when you receive an unexpected check in the mail, no matter how small.  Yesterday I received one of my semi-annual royalty checks from my book, Kids in the Biz.   All my visions of making millions of dollars were shattered a long time ago, so I was very content to deposit a much, much, much smaller but nice incidental-money check. Now all I need is about oh... 20-30X that amount and I'd be good. ;) … [Read more...]

From my publisher records, it appears as though I have now sold... 2004 copies of my book Kids in the Biz. Which leaves less than 1000 copies available.  Act fast, buy it by clicking on the link over on the right.  Cmon, I know you want to. … [Read more...]

There is a feeling of loss this morning, as I was informed that someone I had never met has passed away. In 2002 I sent a small query letter to Heinemann, and within a day received a response from Lisa wanting more. Fast forward almost a year... Dear Troy - I'm cleaning up files and such, and cannot remember if you have already found a publisher for your book, or if you were going to send me additional material, or what. Could you just drop me a line to let me know? I'm happy to still … [Read more...]

I received an envelope from my publisher, and I furiously opened it up. Last time I received a statement, in September, I was very close to the "break even" point where my book had almost made me back my royalty amount. In other words, soon I was going to get paid again for the book! Yippee! I opened it up and read it... $34. Ok, so I made it over the limit by about 34 books, no problem. Then at the bottom of the statement... "Balances under $100 carry over to next statement." Sigh. … [Read more...]

Dunno why, but I find this really cool. Library of Congress Listing for Kids in the Biz … [Read more...]