Comments - Small Town Blues - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T21:58:41Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A116170&xn_auth=noHAHAHAHAHA! I know your mothe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-20:537324:Comment:1171072008-01-20T16:00:39.329ZMari Sloanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Mari
HAHAHAHAHA! I know your mothers. I wish mine were still around. She wrote, too, and she would be bursting with pride for me, although I don't know if she would have ever left me alone to finish the book. I do know she would have been sitting right behind me editing the strong language out. I'm the first in a line of unpublished family members to be published, but I can hear her now.<br />
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"Marilois, you do know there is more than ONE way to express displeasure. There is no need for that word in…
HAHAHAHAHA! I know your mothers. I wish mine were still around. She wrote, too, and she would be bursting with pride for me, although I don't know if she would have ever left me alone to finish the book. I do know she would have been sitting right behind me editing the strong language out. I'm the first in a line of unpublished family members to be published, but I can hear her now.<br />
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"Marilois, you do know there is more than ONE way to express displeasure. There is no need for that word in there. Everyone will think I brought you up that way."<br />
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But that wouldn't mean that she wouldn't have been my number one promoter. She was tiny, but she carried a big walking stick. She had no problem making it to the front of any crowd. I miss her. Great blog! It must be a York…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-20:537324:Comment:1170862008-01-20T13:06:53.018ZNeil Whitehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NeilWhite
Great blog! It must be a Yorkshire-thing - every piece of good news comes with a "but". I had the same thing, except mine was, "but it was right at the bottom," with me being a W.
Great blog! It must be a Yorkshire-thing - every piece of good news comes with a "but". I had the same thing, except mine was, "but it was right at the bottom," with me being a W. Helen, I had to smile when I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-18:537324:Comment:1162302008-01-18T12:18:17.950ZKen Isaacsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KJIsaacson
Helen, I had to smile when I read this.<br />
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Shortly after SILENT COUNSEL was released, my 82-year-old mother happened into the Barnes & Noble just a town over from where I grew up. She reported to me that my book was nowhere to be found.<br />
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So what did she do? She sought out the manager and gave him a proper dressing down. "What's the matter? You have Grisham, you have Baldacci, but you don't have my son's book? Grisham and Baldacci didn't grow up here. My son did. I expect you to get his book…
Helen, I had to smile when I read this.<br />
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Shortly after SILENT COUNSEL was released, my 82-year-old mother happened into the Barnes & Noble just a town over from where I grew up. She reported to me that my book was nowhere to be found.<br />
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So what did she do? She sought out the manager and gave him a proper dressing down. "What's the matter? You have Grisham, you have Baldacci, but you don't have my son's book? Grisham and Baldacci didn't grow up here. My son did. I expect you to get his book in."<br />
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The manager, a bit cowed, allowed "I didn't know your son was local. I'll get some books in."<br />
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Not quite satisfied, mom continued. "Oh, I don't mean just get some in. Next time I'm here, I expect to find a display where everyone can see it. Not just a few books hidden on a shelf."<br />
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And she left.<br />
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By golly, don't you know--within a few days, it was there. A SILENT COUNSEL display, and a call from Barnes & Noble asking me if I'd come in for a signing. (Manager says to me on the phone: "Uh, met your mother....")<br />
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I'm considering sending my mother on a national tour....