  It's a funny means of validating success, but for the e-lit set Amazon.com is the Elysian Fields. And so when my writers' group buddy/former colleague/fellow blogger urlLink Gwen discovered her first book--to be released in September-- urlLink listed on Amazon yesterday, she--and everyone she could possibly email--knew she'd made it. Even if she never sells a single copy (that's actually unlikely enough that I can say it flippantly), in a significant way, she's achieved success. Cheers to the latest blogger to turn legit! 
