My first book signing
Nov. 1st, 2004 11:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altarielThis weekend I participated in my first ever book signing.
Let's say it was... a bit of a surprise! I thought I was just hanging out over Hallowe'en with a bunch of good friends, at the home of the fabulous![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fifitrix. So I certainly didn't expect to be ushered into the kitchen to find myself faced with a quite terrifying table covered in pens and posters and photos (oh my!), and a queue of (thank god, familiar) individuals clutching copies of the books.
There was even a glass of water, and a silver pen for signing photos. Attentive to detail, my friends!kalypso_v, thank you for being such an excellent events organizer.
Gracious as ever, I yelped, "You utter, utter bastards!"
Plus I'm embarrassed to say that round about the second book, inspiration failed me and I started signing the same thing for everyone. I believe I may have signed somebody's body at some point. It's all a bit hazy.
And yes, I did turn puce.
Let's say it was... a bit of a surprise! I thought I was just hanging out over Hallowe'en with a bunch of good friends, at the home of the fabulous
fifitrix. So I certainly didn't expect to be ushered into the kitchen to find myself faced with a quite terrifying table covered in pens and posters and photos (oh my!), and a queue of (thank god, familiar) individuals clutching copies of the books. There was even a glass of water, and a silver pen for signing photos. Attentive to detail, my friends!
kalypso_v, thank you for being such an excellent events organizer. Gracious as ever, I yelped, "You utter, utter bastards!"
Plus I'm embarrassed to say that round about the second book, inspiration failed me and I started signing the same thing for everyone. I believe I may have signed somebody's body at some point. It's all a bit hazy.
And yes, I did turn puce.
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Date: 2004-11-01 04:16 am (UTC)I'm enjoying this career move into Planning Evil, though. I think I'll do a lot more of it!
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Date: 2004-11-01 04:25 am (UTC)What about me? It's still on my Christmas list, you know. I don't get a signed book? ;)
Seriously- Congratulations. Hope it happens many, many times more. :)
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Date: 2004-11-01 04:34 am (UTC)In years to come, those books will the worth *thousands*.
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Date: 2004-11-01 05:16 am (UTC)Great icon!
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Date: 2004-11-01 05:33 am (UTC)Hopefully, some day soon you will move to the next level and do proper signings at book stores, and go on promotional tours of the morning talk shows.
The cover of Hollow Men looks great. (And you get the whole book to yourself)
A big thumbs up from the former Colonies.
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Date: 2004-11-01 06:04 am (UTC)Underneath the joke, we were all really pleased at getting you to sign our copies, so thank you. Though, of course, the chance to watch you turn puce was a big factor, too.... ;-)
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Date: 2004-11-01 06:16 am (UTC)I hope there will be many more of them.
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Date: 2004-11-01 09:34 am (UTC)An ambush book-signing.
I love it! (;
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Date: 2004-11-01 11:12 am (UTC)sneaky secret things are fun....
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Date: 2004-11-01 12:41 pm (UTC)Thank you again for a lovely weekend :-)
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Date: 2004-11-01 01:58 pm (UTC)Is DS9 one you never watched, or did it just not grab you?
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Date: 2004-11-01 05:33 pm (UTC)One day I'll tell my grandchildren "I met her". ;D (by coincidence, just before I read your post I was telling my students about the day we met Sean Bean! XD)
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Date: 2004-11-03 05:17 am (UTC)I was telling my students about the day we met Sean Bean! XD
You've brought a smile to face remembering it! :-D