Hi there,
I haven't blogged in a while, to be truthful, not since the book (Ancestors & Angels) came out.
My writer friends will all know why, they understand I have been endlessly networking, twittering, marketing, doing interviews, writing press releases...
Oh, so that's what I'm supposed to do!
Actually, I have done a little of that. Mostly what I've been doing is the thing you are not supposed to do... I have been consistently and persistently boring my poor beloved friends on facebook with constant entreaties to "buy my book", posting winsome photos of a plump smiling woman in a frock, clutching the aforesaid masterpiece to her chest so you can see the pretty cover...
The truth is, I haven't really got started. My theory is I have a small fanbase of about six constant readers, all who are far too nice to shout "Stop it with the self promotion and do something else already!" ( I don't know why they are saying it like that... maybe they are all American, and mostly Jewish?), and anyway, they are all so wonderful they keep buying my books and stockpiling them somewhere just to keep me happy.
I am such a lazy ass!
I do have a few excuses in my defense, Uncle Lou has been ill for several weeks and I have had to do a lot of hospital visiting. Uncle Lou is highly amused that since the advent of the book he has become quite the celebrity, and now several people he has never heard of are sending him their good wishes on a regular basis. This is nice, and unexpected, and I think it has contributed a lot to keeping his spirits up... so it was well worth publishing the book if only for that reason!
Then I had a shock of epic proportions, that came right out of the blue, on the day of "The Royal Wedding" no less, and it has kind of sent my life a bit into free fall. ( But I can't divulge any more yet... I have a lot to find out first, and let's just say it's still in the research phase.)
...And number one son has just gone to America to work for a few months. My apron strings have been stretched to an almost unbearable length, and as I think they're made of elastic, should they twang there could well be a fatality!
My daughter has just landed a job, and moved back home. She has just taken over the room number one son has temporarily vacated. You can imagine how much work is involved with all this to-ing and fro-ing!
Meanwhile number two son has just about finished his degree. That should have been the highlight of the Summer, but with all the other excitement, he almost got forgotten in the chaos. Less of him being "front page news", and more "mentioned in dispatches". Let me just say it here... "Well done Dan, we're all very proud of you!"
Also my husband almost lost his job, and then with a strange twist of fate got promoted instead, and in the week he started the new position was rushed into hospital with a suspected heart attack. ( It's ok, it wasn't, and he's alive and kicking).
You see where I'm coming from... book, what book?
However, things are starting to settle down at last. So now I need to get serious. I need a book promo, a launch, press releases, reviews, conversion to Kindle and nook and e-readers!
Gosh, how daunting does that sound?
Where do I start?
I know... quick... someone put the kettle on, it must be time for a brew!
