The big I is a huge tool for the entire industry. I see the Internet as a tool for expanding an author’s reach. For example, I make more of a profit of the books sold on godisawoman than anywhere else. Hence, I can donate $2 from each purchase to mentally ill children, a cause that is very important to me. I don’t have to be a big name to help bring attention to a cause, I can simply do it with the Internet. It’s also a vehicle to reach more people more quickly within the industry.
It is a very funny book, how are sales going? Are they meeting your expectations?
Thank you for the compliment. Sales are going well. Even if sales aren’t going well, you always say sales are going well. Since the book isn’t officially released until February, most of our marketing and reviews, articles, etc. haven’t hit the public, yet. Once those start, that will help get a lot more sales.
Hindsight is 20/20, if you could play the last 10 or so years over would you have made a different career choice?
Nope. I’d do everything the same with the career. Comedy isn’t just a career; it’s a lifestyle that shapes the performer. I’d be a completely different person without comedy. I hate to think what that person would be like, because I really like the guy I am right now.
What is going to be your next literary adventure?
Right now I’m just focused on marketing the hell out of God is a Woman. No matter who you publish with, YOU are responsible for the marketing. I do have a really cool concept for a future book, and I’m debating turning some screenplays into books.
I have had a couple of jobs in my time that required extensive travel, I like to travel, but I have to say that I got really fed up with eating out! Do you ever get burned out, and just fed up with the road life?
Yup. That’s one reason I got into writing. I talk a lot about this in the last chapter of the book, again emphasizing balance as being very important in life. I have the industry record of 106 straight weeks on the road. That’s some major burnout!
The second part of the interview was via the phone.
In the email interview you talked about donating $2 to charity for each book sold on your site. Do you know a child with mental health problems?
Yes, I have a cousin who is autistic, and another with Down's syndrome. There seems to be little help or understanding for these kinds of problems; $2 might not fix the problem, but it is a start.
Article comments
1 - Natalie Bennett
This article has been selected for syndication to Advance.net, which is affiliated with newspapers around the United States. Nice work!
2 - Marco
Good interview. Nicely done. I'm so glad to see this book get mentioned on the blog sites finally. I've been emailing popular bloggers to mention it to no avail. I didn't realize its official release was Valentine's though, so that's probably part of it. Hopefully everyone will hear about it sooner or later.
This book is flat out hilarious. It also has great dating advice for guys, which I've never seen before in my life. It's not GET HER DRUNK OR TREAT HER BAD BLAH BLAH BLAH. I do have to disagree with the rating. Its PG-13 mostly with R parts. No where near X. I wrote a review myself on Barnes and Noble.
Just my two cents.