Just a Little Bragging

Posted on April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 by Johann Thorsson

I have short stories for sale in an Icelandic amazon of sorts. Three stories total, that I published there after a little prod from an indie publisher here.

And today, this happened:

Yup… that’s me in first and seventh on the store’s bestseller list. Now… the actual amount sold is peanuts, really. Iceland is a small country and as quick as we usually are about picking up the newest trends in technology and gadgetry, traditional publishing is still probably around 99% of the market, and this is an eBook-only store.

Incidentally, the story in first place there is the Icelandic version of The Dreamgiver, somewhat longer than the original, English version.

But yeah… I’m a bestselling author. Sort of.

12 thoughts on “Just a Little Bragging”

Jóhanna April 5, 201311:17 pm Reply

Vá til hamingju! Ég fékk Kindle í febrúar, verð að kaupa sögurnar þínar (var nú bara að kaupa fyrstu söguna inn á hann í fyrradag – Elantris eftir Brandon Sanderson varð fyrir valinu). Skinna virkar alveg fyrir Kindle er það ekki annars?

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1. Johann Thorsson April 5, 201311:28 pm Reply
  
  Jú, Skinna virkar fyrir Kindle.
  
  Elantris er góð, og mig grunar að þèr eigi eftir a finnast hún frábær.
  
  Vonandi finnst þér í lagi með það sem ég sjálfur skrifa ;)
  
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  1. Jóhanna April 9, 20132:02 am Reply
    
    Ég er ekki byrjuð á Elantris ennþá og ekki heldur búin að kaupa þínar bækur, eitthvað vesen á Skinnu og ég get ekki nýskráð mig. Reyni aftur á morgun. Ég sá að þú ert með þrjár sögur til sölu og ætla að kaupa þær allar, ég er mjög spennt yfir að fá “loksins” að lesa eitthvað eftir þig.
    
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    1. Johann Thorsson April 9, 201310:24 am Reply
      
      Shit.
      
      Nú er ég stressaður. ;)
      
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      1. Jóhanna April 9, 20134:11 pm
        
        Haha the pressure is on! ;-)
        
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      2. Jóhanna April 13, 201310:00 am
        
        Hvert á ég svo að senda þér “gagnrýnina”? :) Bara hér eða í tölvupósti?
        
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      3. Johann Thorsson April 13, 201310:13 am
        
        Þú ræður. Annars er eg med johann.thorsson (a) gmail.com. Vonandi er þetta ekki alslæmt ;)
        
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Charlie April 7, 20139:11 am Reply

Small readership or not, that’s awesome!

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1. Johann Thorsson April 7, 20139:15 am Reply
  
  Thanks!
  
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iHijinx April 7, 201310:45 am Reply

That’s great news! Don’t undersell it – it gives us aspiring writers inspiration :)
Z

ps. I like the progress/word count area. Just out of interest – how many words do you write on average per week?

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1. Johann Thorsson April 7, 201310:52 am Reply
  
  Alas, not many, at least not that particular project. I think my word count per week is somewhere in the 2500 word area, mostly on short stories.
  
  Not a lot, but it all adds up.
  
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  1. iHijinx April 8, 20139:12 am Reply
    
    2500 Is a productive number, I’ve been aiming for 500 words a day – with mixed results! I usually end up editing out as many as I put in!
    
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