Question for the Mustard...

[Firemeboy]

HOM, you mentioned once that Covenant was thinking about trying to market book outside the LDS market.  Do you know if anything came/is coming of this?  Have they tried it?  

[House of Mustard]

Actually all that I've heard about it came from EUOL -- so he probably has more info than me.  Dave Farland, from what EUOL said, submitted a fantasy with LDS themes.  Covenant asked him to tone down the LDS-ness of it, because they were thinking of marketing it nationally.

Any other news on this EUOL?

[Spriggan]

I have a question for Mustard.

Is everything Fell says about you true?

[House of Mustard]

Not a word of it.  What did he say lately?

[Fellfrosch]

That you were not only sweet, but sweet-smelling. All of it lies!

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I have a question for Mustard. Isn't it true that you're a monocausationalist, and that every time you deny it you're just lying like a lying liar full of the lyingest lies ever lied?

[House of Mustard]

I just like using the word, so I look extra close for examples of it.  But as far as the lying liar stuff, yes, I am.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

so you're lying about being a liar? LIAR!

I have another question. Isn't it true that you paid firemeboy to start this thread to promote yourself and steal the thunder from the illustrious Dr. SÉ?

[House of Mustard]

I didn't have to pay anyone.  Lately, there have been widespread rumors about Dr. SE's credibility.  I'm not a rumor-monger myself, but some of the stuff has been pretty ugly.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Maybe YOU'RE the ugly one. Ever think of that? And I am SO not crying about your insults. Not at all.

[House of Mustard]

Are too.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm telling my mommy on you.

[Firemeboy]

Not paying!  I want my two dollars!

Hey, another quick question.  I've heard that there is no way to really track book sales?  Is this true?  Do I need to pester the right person, or will I really just not know until I get 'paid' (in 6 months)?

[House of Mustard]

There's not a good way to do it, but that doesn't mean there's not a way.

Your best bet is to email Robby Nichols.  He'll give you a vague answer (though he can only tell you how many Covenant has sold).  If you need his address, email me offlist  (robisonwells at msn or yahoo or gmail).

There's also the various bestseller list, though none of them are entirely reliable.