Poor Leo's 2003 Almanac

I met with a bunch of folks from my publisher, Pearson/Que Publishing, on Friday. They were very positive about my book. They said its sales continue to rise, which is very unusual. We're doing about 100 copies a day on Amazon alone. In fact, I'm currently Pearson's best-selling book on Amazon.com. Their number 2 book is Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. Wow! Actually it's pretty amazing that Strunk and White is still selling so well after five decades. I've got my copy and use it religiously. It's a must have book for writers. So I'm beginning work on the next edition of Poor Leo's Almanac. I spent some time talking with them about how I'd like it to be different this time. There will be much more content, including personal tech like cell phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. It will also be more like an almanac with a table of contents up front and folksier production. They seem to agree that it should be a Leo book - not a compendium of other people's stuff. They really liked the personality and voice of the book. They also like the page a day idea so it will be somewhat thicker. We may include a CD or DVD, as well. But we all agreed to keep the price where it is. All in all it was a very satisfactory meeting. They think the book will become a very successful series - with a new one each year. I'm totally thrilled. Thanks for all your support (and putting up with the incessant plugs)!