The trials and tribulations of an author part 2

Morning one and all

  Here we are again ready and willing to dish the dirt on what happened yesterday.

Trouble is there was no dirt, I attended a summer fair which was both entertaining and productive. I discovered yet again the imbalance in what has occurred since we launched Dead Men Lie. While the book is well known and selling in both Canada and America (we haven't as yet broken into Australia and New Zealand so if anyone knows people out there do please pass on our book title it would make a great Christmas Present for our antipodean cousins) We remain relatively unknown within our immediate local. I wonder why? Whatever the reason such events raise our profile.

As for the fair it was a glorious afternoon hot sunny evident from my glowing face this morning. yes i forgot the sun moves and by late afternoon i was simmering nicely. Still my suffering was worth it although sales were slow (i never expect to sell too many books at small affairs like this) the rate in which our leaflets were taken leads me to know that in the next few days the web site will see a marked upturn as well as more e.books sold. For those who did purchase copies i would like to say thank you and enjoy reading all about the reverend Bayles while on holiday.

As for the fair itself well i was placed next door to this man who had some sort of inducement for children it was a test your strength type device which rang a bell every time a child struck the plunger with a hammer. Now in his defense he did warn me from the outset that by days end it will drive me mad and it did but he attracted customers who looked at our leaflets while they waited for their children to try their luck so who am i to complain? Unlike the man in the house alongside the school who it appeared began to complain about the noise. Sorry but if you buy a house near a school church pub or any other business that was there before you moved it then in my view you knew what to expect and should accept the problems they might invoke.

That was the only blip on yesterday's fun and games, the mums won the tug of war though i suspect shannagins was their end tied to that Land rover or not? Who cares the children enjoyed themselves. Speaking of which my young granddaughter (aged 2) discovered horses are both large and that they move and that despite the height of the bouncy slide she was going to try that out. She has also proudly displayed her dinosaur painting all evening. What she will do when she has a bath tonight is anyone's guess.

Now it is time to get down to some serious writing i have been unwilling to do any this past week but the time has come the walrus said to begin so until another day take care and enjoy this summer for i fear it will end before so very long.

Dave