"I also did the most rock star thing imaginable for a stay-at-home-dad/recipient-of-a-famous-cease-and-desist: I used the money to send my kid to daycare two days a week so I can have more time to write."

--Patrick Wensink reveals how much he made when his book BROKEN PIANO FOR PRESIDENT shot to #6 on the Amazon charts. Brave guy and I hope his transparency inspires others to do the same. (Also, he has a terrific website and has a collection of essays called EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL IT SUCKED.)