It can be something of an anti-climax, the weeks after publishing a book. And for the purposes of this blog, there is little that I can report on the progress of the new book – “Plank 6” – as I am immersed in the research phase. But I have promised to keep you updated on the life of a part-time, self-published author, and this week I have two highlights to share with you.
First, two new reviews of “Faith, Hope and Trickery” have appeared on Amazon. This takes us to a grand total of six reviews and they are all *pause for preening* five star reviews. This is an enormous relief as, with “FHT” having taken eighteen months to produce rather than the twelve months for the others, I was even less able to maintain any objectivity at all about whether it was actually any good. And by the end of it, I was in a lather of uncertainty – particularly as I had rather put Martha through the wringer, which I knew would concern some readers. But she and I have both survived (I don’t think that counts as a spoiler), and I am beaming as I read the reviews.
And second, I went into Daunt Books in Cheapside yesterday to deliver some books. As is my wont, I wandered into their fiction basement (it’s not imaginary; it’s where they stock the fiction) to say hello to my books. And what should greet me but this:
I should explain. This is a wall display of books right opposite the stairs, so you have to see it. All books are turned cover out – the best angle, of course. And there are my books…. at eye-level. Eye-level! The tippest, toppest place to be.
Susan Grossey 