The goalposts are set a little wider with Chion. I’m happy to go about it in a more relaxed fashion and have fun selling books without worrying too much about numbers. Although, if pressed to quote a figure, I would say that I won’t be happy until I sell at least 500.

So far, I’ve gotten five bookshops to stock the novel, and I doubt I’ll be targeting many more. There is so little profit to be made in bricks-and-mortar stores (at least with my pricing), and there are huge hassles involved chasing unpaid invoices.

It is my intention, however, to try and get all the Northern Ireland libraries on board.

The internet is where I’m counting on most of my sales.

With Ulterior being an off-set print-run, I had to set the goal at 1,000 books, and selling the stock was quite a stressful experience. Thank goodness for print-on-demand.

Thanks. I hadn’t thought of it like that. You’ve given me an idea for a new blog-post, so I’ll comment in greater detail there.

No new fiction on the horizon, although foremost in my mind is the big zombie novel. Andy is keen for me to finish a script for a new film, so we can get moving on that.

100+ sales in 1.5 months is a great start. If you’ve given yourself the “Ulterior” goal (i.e. 1000 copies in 3 years), Chion should have no trouble attaining that.

I hope you exceed Ulterior sales-wise, but a match wouldn’t be all too shabby either.

In other words, I think it is a compliment that people are lamenting Chion’s shortness!

I’m looking forward to your next book. The lessons learned from Ulterior and Chion will only serve to improve your abilities. Do you have anything new in the works?

I have certainly been recommending it.