cheerfulI have not yet seen a stranger reading one of my books in a public place, which is probably for the best, as I'd either start to hyperventilate or give myself brain-freeze trying to decide whether I should go over and offer to sign it for them. This doesn't stop me from watching the reading material of the people around me.
Most of the people I know have either purchased Rosemary or swear that they're going to do so Real Soon Now, Honest. (Since I don't intend to check their bookshelves for proof, these assurances are sort of pointless, but they're also really funny, so I'm willing to roll with it.) My mother has probably purchased five or more, but she's my mom, so it's okay.
The page proofs for A Local Habitation have been reviewed and returned to my publisher, which means we're on-track for book two. I'm super-excited. I'm also plinking away at book five (The Brightest Fell), which is rapidly becoming my favorite in the series to date.
Because it's an anniversary, I feel like I should do something to celebrate. So, because it makes sense, I've decided to give away a copy of Rosemary and Rue. Here's the plan:
1) Comment here, telling me why I should give you a copy of Rosemary and Rue. Do you want it for you? Do you want it for your school bake sale? Have you just been dying to test the aerodynamics of a paperback book fed through a wood-chipper? (Actually, I probably won't give you a book for that last one, but I'd love to come over and watch the experiment. With someone else's book.)
2) That's all.
I'll pick a winner tomorrow. Be detailed. Be creative. Detail and creativity count. So does bribery, but that's a distant third.
October 1 2009, 17:20:56 UTC 7 years ago
I love books. I love reading. I will read the back of a shampoo bottle if I'm in the bathroom and I have nothing else to read handy. (My bathroom usually has 3 books in it, to my husband's constant annoyance.) I was devastated that I couldn't go to other libraries, because our local library was small and pitiful and their idea of "urban fantasy" was the third book in the Anita Blake series, but they didn't want to get any more of them because they had dirty sex scenes. *facepalm*
My husband and I decided that, among other things, the lack of a decent library sucked, so we moved to a town that had a Real Library - one with lots of books! Open at normal hours! The availability of books from other libraries in the system! It's been heavenly.
However, this library does not have Rosemary & Rue, and it should. If I win your giveaway copy, I will give it to my new local library, as thanks for being a good library and being open hours that I'm not at work, and because new people need to learn about your work.
The End (and now you see why I am not a writer)
October 1 2009, 17:33:06 UTC 7 years ago
I'm glad to hear you're now in a town with a good library.