As a variably-employed freelance writer, I'm in the habit of selling off everything that isn't necessary to my survival. So I put up Mysterious Skin for sale on Amazon. Guess who bought it?

Scott Heim.

Yes, that Scott Heim.

I asked him if he didn't already have enough copies -- and apologized for selling my copy. This was his reply:

Don't worry about it, Sarah -- I sell stuff on amazon as well! Mostly cds, though. And yes, I am the author. The time of "free copies" from my publisher was long ago... so now I try to snag up relatively cheapo copies of the paperback when I can, as sometimes I'll send out free books to people and etc etc.

Thanks for your email!  I'm really happy you liked the book AND found it difficult... I guess it was difficult to write, too.  If you are so inclined, write a tiny one-line review on the amazon site and say just that--"I liked it but it was difficult" or something--every little tiny bit helps and currently I'm trying hard to keep the book in print (so even the littlest review or anything similar actually helps out in the long run).

Hope you're having a great March so far...

xxscott

(Note: He sent this in April.)

Bizarre, no?

So if you felt passionate about it, leave a review on Amazon.