Ellen wondered if Brad and I would be willing to do a Canadian tour?

She said she would be able to book Vancouver and Ontario for certain, but thought there were some other places that we would be welcome. I explained that Brad and I would discuss it and get back o her. The goal of coming to Casa Amor for the summer was to work on my novel and relax; however, we may have to do some thinking.

Brad thought that the Canadian tour idea seemed reasonable. From the west coast, we could easily get to Vancouver. From the east; after a quick flight to New York, we could drive into Canada and do the larger cities in the eastern half. We still took a week to "noodle" on it, and promised Ellen an answer in a week.

After mulling it over, we committed to five cities in Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec and Toronto. In doing so, Ellen figured that we would be able to reach a minimum of 100,000 readers and perhaps sell 250,000 additional copies of my book.

Having had the "warm fuzzy" honeymoon feeling with the first book, I was beginning to focus on the mechanics and process to getting the second book written and into the hands of readers. Ellen had already committed to an advance and the amount was yet to be determined; but we knew it might be double or even triple that of the first.

I continued to talk with Dad and perhaps he went thru a small "spell", as he was being less like a grumpy-old man and more like the healthy father of a published author. He was still keeping track of my numbers, and we projected that by the end of the Canadian tour, that we may even crack the 1,000,000 copies sold mark.

I was excited to hit that number; and while I truly believed I would, I wondered how it would feel.