From A to Z

While on my lunch break at work today, I walked around the mall, stopping briefly in Waldenbooks to check out the new releases. Just for fun, I looked over the shelf where my book will eventually be (once I finish writing it, publish it, etc.). In my particular Waldenbooks, it will sit between John Saul and Alice Sebold. Not bad, really. You've got Anne Rice just above and Shakespeare just below. I'd say that's a decent spot. I've heard of some writers actually changing their last name or using a specific psuedonym just to have a plum spot beside a famous bestselling author in the bookstores. And if for some odd reason, this novel turns out to be a Young Adult title (what are the odds??), I would be near JD Salinger and RL Stine. I remember reading RL Stine's "Fear Street" series when I was younger and I think it would be sweet to be on the same shelf as him. :)