My Fame Spreads

Over the weekend, while Ginny and I raked leaves in the back yard, unbeknownst to me, I became famous.

Yes, Google Books added my book Gravedigger’s Christmas to their online catalogue. All you have to do is go onto the Google Book site and enter Gravedigger’s Christmas in the search box—and a photo of that book cover automatically appears complete with a synopsis of the contents, sample pages, and links of places to buy a copy.

The title story of my book tells about an odd but true incident that happened to my family one Christmas Eve when I was working at a local cemetery.

Gravedigger’s Christmas also collects various other pieces I’ve written touching on other holidays—yes, even April Fool’s Day—as well as things I’ve written just to inspire and help readers make it through the normal daily grind.

I think it’s a good book.

I’m just as tickled as can be that this book made the Google Books listing for outstanding, literary merit as a contribution to western civilization and a source of enlightenment for cultured, refined readers of superior good taste...

Actually, Google Books will list just about any book ever published anywhere, but nonetheless I’m tickled to be included.

Yes indeed, while a search for Stephen King only brings up 81,763 listings, and a search for Charles Dickens only brings up 759,588 listings, a search for my books brings up 9 big listings.

I am catching up with those other famous authors.

At least now I’m on the same list with them.

Hey, when you have any victory in this life, it’s good to celebrate it.

In the same vein, Sunday I received an e-mail notification that several of my books now appear on a book club site called WeRead at http://weread.com/iread_index.php . I tried to check it out, but unfortunately I can not figure out how to view my own books on that site. Apparently it lumps me in with any author named—John!

Win some. Lose some.

Maybe I’m not that famous an author after all.

But I try.

On his latest early morning video, my youngest son, Donald, a seminary student, explains the Trinity to three of his cats. I love to see the wheels spin in Donald’s head as he thinks things through as he gives these unrehearsed talks. Please check out his five-minute Morning Seminary devotional site at http://www.youtube.com/user/dzcowart#play/uploads .

I tried to leave a comment to encourage him but the sign in process defeated me.

I can’t figure out how to see my books on weRead, I can’t comment on my son’s video site…

Am I that incompetent with computers?

I don’t think Bill Gates has ever read one of my books. I’d bet that he wanted to buy one once, but he couldn’t figure out the computer order form either.