In BN
Warning: This post contains overuse of both italics and exclamation points.
Last night, on my way to a Valley Writers meeting, I stopped by Barnes & Noble at Tanglewood Mall. I'd just received a B&N gift card as compensation for a presentation I'd done, and it was burning a hole in my purse.
My plan was to use part of it to buy a B&N members card, so I'd get discounts on the other books I'd buy with the gift card as well as on my purchases for the next year. I went to the front counter, filled out the paper work, and received my discount card.
(Note: In the past I have fussed at one of my Lake Writer buddies for using the expression "turned and. . ." in her writing, but . . .) I turned and beheld a display of fairy tale books. Then I saw it. Smack dab in the middle of the display was MY BOOK—Ferradiddledumday! At the front of the store!
Well, naturally, I had to get a picture:
And another—a close-up this time:
"That's my book!" I told the clerk. "I wrote that!"
The clerk called Michelle—the manager of the children's book department and who'd arranged the fairy tale display—to let her know a children's author was here. When she arrived up front, we had a nice chat. We talked about the possibility of my doing a book-signing or maybe a reading. She told me that her first order of Ferradiddledumday had sold out, and the second order was selling. She even planned to review Ferradiddledumday on a children's book review blog that she does.
Elated, I walked around the store and browsed a bit in the computer section. I bought a book about iLife because I'm learning to use iMovie on my Mac, and I figured the book would help. Then I drifted to the fiction section. On the bottom of one shelf, I recognized another book: The Girl Who Raced Mules and Other Stories, a collection of short stories I wrote years ago and had published through a vanity print-on-demand press.
Naturally, I took a picture:
Last night, on my way to a Valley Writers meeting, I stopped by Barnes & Noble at Tanglewood Mall. I'd just received a B&N gift card as compensation for a presentation I'd done, and it was burning a hole in my purse.
My plan was to use part of it to buy a B&N members card, so I'd get discounts on the other books I'd buy with the gift card as well as on my purchases for the next year. I went to the front counter, filled out the paper work, and received my discount card.
(Note: In the past I have fussed at one of my Lake Writer buddies for using the expression "turned and. . ." in her writing, but . . .) I turned and beheld a display of fairy tale books. Then I saw it. Smack dab in the middle of the display was MY BOOK—Ferradiddledumday! At the front of the store!
Well, naturally, I had to get a picture:
And another—a close-up this time:
"That's my book!" I told the clerk. "I wrote that!"
The clerk called Michelle—the manager of the children's book department and who'd arranged the fairy tale display—to let her know a children's author was here. When she arrived up front, we had a nice chat. We talked about the possibility of my doing a book-signing or maybe a reading. She told me that her first order of Ferradiddledumday had sold out, and the second order was selling. She even planned to review Ferradiddledumday on a children's book review blog that she does.
Elated, I walked around the store and browsed a bit in the computer section. I bought a book about iLife because I'm learning to use iMovie on my Mac, and I figured the book would help. Then I drifted to the fiction section. On the bottom of one shelf, I recognized another book: The Girl Who Raced Mules and Other Stories, a collection of short stories I wrote years ago and had published through a vanity print-on-demand press.
Naturally, I took a picture:
And another:
Wow! Two of my books in B&N!
Mind you, I'm not letting this go to my head or anything. . . .
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posted by Becky Mushko | 11:26 AM
8 Comments:
That's terrific and very special. Congratulations!
That's so awesome! Congrats! I think I would have run around with my book and told everyone in the store about it. *laughs*
I would certainly let it go to my head had I written the books... You're like a Rock Star, Becky! Soooo happy for you and your succeses! Congratulations.
Di
(Let me know how the iLife book works for you. Probably should get one for myself, but I tend to just use the 'Help' function right now.)
The iLife '09 Portable Genius book is pretty helpful.
How exciting! You're a famous author with TWO books on display at B&N. Congratulations!
Not exactly famous. Yet.
Woo Hoo!!!! Congrats!!! Exclamation points are called for!!!
Yeeeee Haaaaa! I'm so proud to know you, Miss Becky! How wonderful!!!!!
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