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Sheila Johnson's avatar

Ha ha, Fran, your usual humour shines through. With my book launch for Waireka: Sweet Waters, I remember that the books only arrived from the publisher the day before I think. I was sweating right up to the last minute that there would be a bookshop event with no books!!

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Fran Hill's avatar

This is the risk! But Waterstones assured me that all should be fine ....

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Sheila Johnson's avatar

Hoping and praying so for you.

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Ruth Leigh's avatar

My writer chum Sarah Nicholson (@reravelling) managed to pull off a book launch with no books this time last year. It can be done!

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Sheila Johnson's avatar

I bet that interested her guests and wouldn't exactly boost her sales either!

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Ruth Leigh's avatar

She did so well. They didn't arrive in time, so she did pre orders and read from her one author proof copy. Everyone loved it

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Sheila Johnson's avatar

That's really good.

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Micki Rose's avatar

Hotting up. You are channeling Granny there. She always used to say: Do you want your tea hotting up? I still say it!

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Fran Hill's avatar

I wonder if it's a Midlands thing!

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Sarah Kiely's avatar

We'll have to plan something as good as the beady-eyed hogs now. Mmmm! (Gets thinking cap on.)

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Fran Hill's avatar

I'm thinking devilled eggs and Cherry Bakewells. Or we could do something with Spam and empty the venue within minutes.

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Nicola Smith's avatar

This post really made me laugh! Brilliant.

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Fran Hill's avatar

Thanks so much!

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Ruth Leigh's avatar

Each paragraph was a joy. Thank you for including the picture of us with three quarters wearing green and the authorly quarter resplendent in blue. And there is nothing wrong with that. I like blue. It's one of the good colours at present. Also variations thereto such as indigo, turquoise and navy. The beady eyed hogs were a delight and I am beside myself at the thought of more Warwickshire based japes.

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