The other day I was in Myopic Books, and I came across a copy of Amazing Adult Fantasy on the shelves. Perhaps perversely, this delighted me to no end. I’ve bought a lot of books in my life, and most of them I’ve bought used. So I feel as though I can finally recognize myself as an author.
Anyone else ever have that experience?
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In February 2011 I was in a Chapters bookstore in moncton, new brunswick, and saw a copy of my book on the shelves, which surprised me. When I asked a staff person if it could be fronted, she not only did that but suggested I sign it, so she could put a “Signed by Author” sticker on it. That made the whole process very real. And cool. And affirming.
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Good idea. I’ll go back and see if they’ll let me do the same…
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This is such a pleasant way to think about it, I will try to adopt this position if this ever happens to me. (As opposed to thinking: Somebody didn’t like it enough to keep it, and if anyone buys it here, there’s no $ in it for the small press who published it).
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