When you Google...

They say to never Google yourself. When you Google yourself you will usually find things you didn't want to know like your grade 11 yearbook photo (OMG, the perm!), the details of your firing from Baskin Robbins for abusing the "all you can eat" staff policy (they were asking for it..."all you can eat" implied zero limitations), and even details of that surgery you had (where you assumed you haddoctor patient confidentiality but signed the consent form without reading it first).

Well I did it. I Google'd myself. But not really, I Google'd my book titles. And Google is my friend today.

What I learned:

•  My books have gone beyond Amazon, and Barnes & Noble to reach some smaller book selling chain stores
• My books have been added to the inventory of several Indie book sellers
  
• My books are on offer from at least one chain in the UK, one in Denmark, and one in Turkey...that's right,  Google, I'm GLOBAL!

It was fun and affirming that my books are gaining notice, and gave me warm fuzzies to be able to show my Very Patient Dave (you remember him from earlier blog postings) that all his eye rolling is not in vain!

But the most gratifying part of it, once the buzz wore off, was that no matter where Google found my titles--finding them in the hands of giggling children is still way more fun.

So Google at your peril. You might find good news but then again, there's that photo of you with the braces in grade 9!!!