Well, we finished out next book Child Psychology and Development for Dummies. It’s not out yet, but you can order it online. We’re really proud of the book and hope our readers will find it interesting, fun, utilitarian, and educational.

 Perhaps some of you have been reading about the developing competition between hard or soft cover books and e-books. Amazon recently relayed that their market share for e-books has exceeded their market share for traditional books. Between the long, lingering recession (which sends many folks to the libraries or postpones their book purchases), and the somewhat pitiful  e-book royalty rates, frankly, the writing business just isn’t what it used to be. We’ve diligently promoted our books through workshops, professional meetings, free talks to the public and their families, professional talks, book signings, radio interviews, television interviews, blogs, interviews on blogs, magazine articles, television articles. We’ve had great times doing all of these.

And our books have been relatively successful. Clients, therapists, and the public have been extraordinarily kind to us. Now we face a decision, keep writing, hoping that the business side of writing will work out so that we can maintain our life style. Or, start up a private practice again, add to our consulting load, continue to search for different opportunities, clean our house, or take a vacation. Most of the time, I appreciate that I have so many choices to make and millions of others can’t find food or work. At the same time, being brought up by parents who struggled through the great depression, along with my mid-west work ethic, I’m called back to work. Any ideas? Thanks!

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