Pink, orange, and red tinge leaves and petals this time of year.
Black walnuts drop like artillery — thuds if they hit the ground, slap-tangs if they hit tarmac or a car. I’m so glad that the two walnut trees on the lot line don’t overhang our driveway. Thankfully, the neighbors who park in the driveway captured below disabled their car alarms.
No, I won’t be dyeing cloth with this bounty. I’m still too busy and/or drained by figuring out book sales and distribution networks.
The happy news is that a local book ambassador’s review of The Weight of Cloth caught the eye of my local bookstore. Within minutes, they ordered 20 copies!
Now independent bookstores need a deep discount, making my teeny royalty even teenier, but I think it’s worth it. Can’t wait to see my book on their table.
Before ordering the 20 copies, I had to fix to a bunch of typos — those elusive fuckers — and by I had to fix I mean Ken had to fix. A patient man, lucky me. Next time I will hire a copy editor.
There were so many typos, in fact, that I could rank them a little. My favorite? The one in the acknowledgments where I’m thanking my editor. I’m not sure if that’s more embarrassing than hilarious or the other way ‘round.
I’ll close by saying I’m really missing paper and cloth and hope that I can find my way back to needle and glue soon.
Twenty days guys! I’ll be writing 25 more postcards to voters tomorrow. That’s all a little distracting too.
Bravo!!!!
Boy, all of those walnuts on a driveway brought back a lot of memories! They are so loud when you run over them!!
Congrats on the bookstore order!! Yay!!!
Great things are coming with more sales, more reviews, more folks discovering your work!
Nancy
I forgot to mention how they POP when driven over. Another whole cacophony
What a joy to read about the bookstore order but not at all surprising. Congratulations Dee. Will you do an author book signing event? I can see the setup: a table, topped with an indigo cloth, your stack of books, pens, etc. and your smiling self. I know that people would love to meet a local author and you so deserve to speak with people about The Weight of Cloth and they deserve to see you and listen to your words. Meeting an author, for me, truly enhances the whole reading experience in such a strong, connective way.
Your vision appeals to me. One step at a time but I think maybe?
Congratulations … that is exciting news!! Praying the orders keep coming.
congratulations Dee! I wonder where it will end……and also, great you encourage folks to vote!
You can imagine that we here in the States are on pins and needles.
= Saskia