For the last year and a half, every day we have clicked over to amazon to see where Visual Chronicles is on the charts. Amazon best-seller charts pretty much mean nothing,
but to us, they are a sign that people still love us. It became a
comforting spot in our day and it was double comforting knowing that we
were both checking so it's not that only one of us is a weirdo freak who has to find love on an amazon chart. Visual Chronicles was always somewhere between 1 and 4 on most charts and that was great. Ahhhh...people liked us! YAY! Thanks, you guys! Well, most people did. Some people really, really hate us. But, that part is funny, so it is ok.
This morning I made my usual clicks and had the fright of a lifetime.Visual Chronicles
was not number one, or two, or three. I felt like I'd been dumped by a
really good boyfriend and nobody would ever love me again. Our Revolution knocked baby number one
off its comfy spot on the chart. It was the weirdest feeling ever. It's
weird because it's new and we just have no idea what people will say
about it. Journal Revolution is so different from Visual Chronicles,
yet very similar because it's still ours, in our voice and our style. I
haven't really shown any of the journal pages or projects in Journal Revolution
to anyone and that makes things harder, too. What if people laugh AT us
instead of WITH us? What if people don't get our jokes? What if people
are still mad that we like Coach purses? What if our publisher
published the book with an error on page 108? What if nobody comes to our book signing? What if, what if, what if?
It's
funny how when people worry, they worry about everything that could go
wrong. I am changing my ways. I am changing the questions I ask myself.
What if people relate to my journal pages and feel better?
What if people read Karen's words and get it? What if people read our book and feel empowered? What if people read our book then GO MAKE ART?
These new worries are so good! So, so, good.
