Spreading love

Spreading love

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

A Top five landing

I've been on a roll lately.


Last week, I introduced my 13 E-books that made the best-selling list at Red Rose Publishing.

Today, I'll showcase my eight E-books that found its way into the Top five.

Picking Cotton, How to Cure A Cajun Cold, Catching A Cuban Curveball, Curling Up, Back in Love Again, Listen to your heart, A Christmas Reunion and Christmas Blues all made the top five of RRP's prestigous hot seller list.

Picking Cotton peaked out at No. 2 in 2009 and remains my highest rated ebook ever.


I have a unique way to measure my success as a best-seller E-Book author.

Growing up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama during the 1970's and 1980's, I rooted for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team and watched professional wrestling on weekends.

Another thing that occupied my time was listening to Casey Kasem's American's Top 40 and R&B Top 20 countdown. The weekly music charts came to mind when I began to compile my impressive list of best-sellers.

In my eyes, Red Rose's best-selling list is equal to the R&B charts. The Soul charts was created in 1942 with the purpose of giving African-American artists their own spotlight, for those who didn't make the Popular brand.

Hey, Grammys and American Music Awards are given annually to top R&B groups and artists.

Some of my favorite artists- Ready for the World, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Starpoint- never won awards, but that didn't stop them from being legendary.

My ultimate dream is like every author-- making the New York Times' Best-seller list. That's the Pop charts and would be cool to reach!

Bookstrand.com and AllRomanceebooks.com are also impressive lists to make.

At ARE, I became a crossover author and one-hit wonder. Classified Love, formerly at Rebel Ink Press, was ranked seventh on it's best seller list.

Five years ago, I only wanted to get published. I recall pimping Picking Cotton on Gracen Miller's blogsite. Today. I want to make sales and have numerous best-sellers.

Until next time.....

7 comments:

Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy said...

Don't we all (smile)! We'll make it yet!

Sandy said...

As hard as you work, you'll make it, K.T.

K.T. Bishop said...

Lee Ann, the book I wanted to be typecast on was Picking Cotton. Who knew Classified Love would be the one?

K.T. Bishop said...

I'd be lying, Sandy, if I didn't want to make a decent living at writing e-books! If I had a fanbase, I'd blow up!

Melissa Keir said...

Congrats! I believe that's a goal many of us have. Like you I listen to the countdowns. I miss Casey and liked many of Lisa Lisa's hits. :)

Keep plugging away!

K.T. Bishop said...

I had no idea you knew who Lisa Lisa was, Melissa!

Sandy said...

I want to be a NYT's best seller, KT.