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Where's that digestive? |
When Cathi, my publisher, asked me if I could do a book
signing session, I got completely the wrong idea. In fact, the idea that I got
was clearly well above my station. You see, I thought of the book signings that
I had attended in the past, and imagined myself behind a desk in a busy
bookstore. I would be surrounded by crowds of admirers, all jostling for a
signed copy of my book to treasure, or wanting to capture a photo of me beside
them, smiling demurely, with which they might then impress their friends.
So, having put on my best “I am an author” ensemble, I
arrived at the publishers armed with spare pens, witty chicken anecdotes and
full of excitement. But no, that was not quite what Cathi had in mind. My
excitement was short lived. I was handed a box of my books and returned home to
sign them at my humble kitchen table. They were intended for the customers who
had already pre-ordered the book!
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Polly was more interested in what was happening outside |
Although I didn’t have a crowd of adoring fans at my door
when I returned, I did have a small welcome party of cats and chickens who were
reluctant to form an orderly queue. I managed to squeeze past them all and set
up my signing station at the kitchen table, but as soon as I opened the door to
greet the postman, the cats (Polly and Toby) and some of the chickens (Hetty
and Blossom) took the opportunity to dash past me and get in on the action.
I was quite flattered at first. Well, at least they seemed
more excited about the book signing than the postman! The cats, as it turned
out, were actually only interested in their food bowl, and the chickens? Well,
there was a digestive biscuit on the table when I went to answer the door that
was gone when I got back...
You can always rely on animals to keep your feet firmly on
the ground!
I laughed out loud when I read this!
ReplyDeleteSo did I! Good luck with the book Sue, I hope it does really, really well.
DeleteThank you both for your comments. I hope it does really well too. In the mean time, I will stock up on digestives and start writing the next one!
ReplyDeleteHow about a Naughty Nelly one?
ReplyDeleteWell Jack,
ReplyDeletegiven that she spent this morning excavating a large rabit hole (well it wasnt that large before but it was when she'd finnished digging!)and then hiding in it. She never leaves me short of material. An adult, childrens book about Nellie and her friends has to be my next book really dosent it? If you are looking foward to Nelly the book just imagine Nelly the Movie...., or the musical Nell!
:-)
DeleteA sheep hiding in a rabbit hole - who wouldn't buy the book!!! Nelly in Wonderland?
I really hope you got a picture of that?