All the small things
April 11, 2009
Yes, I know I wasn’t going to post until after Easter but I just have to celebrate some tiny snippets of good news after last week’s cr*p news that I’d lost half the money I’d earned since Christmas when a client went bust.
1. I went to visit my Waterstones manager friend in Stafford yesterday and to my delight, she had a little display of my books on the shelf next to the best sellers. This is really sad but I took a picture. I signed some and she said people had been buying them. It still surprises me , in a good way of course. 🙂
2. I woke up this morning to find that It Should Have Been Me has made it to the top of the Little Black Dress chart. It’s been number two for weeks (erm… Jennifer Crusie was number one) but I think lots of people have been buying LBDs as Easter treats instead of chocolate.
3. There was a voucher for a free Cadbury’s Easter egg in today’s paper and Mr Bennet has gone to fetch it – and pay in a cheque from my other customer, who hasn’t gone bust.
See how I’ve leaned to appreciate the little things lately? Now if only the good vibes could continue…
Update: Just Say Yes has been reprinted and is now showing as available in a week on Amazon.
Posted by Phillipa @ 4:26 am | Leave a Comment
ellenrhian Says:
There’s always a silver lining,Pippa
Enjoy Easter with your family.
Elly
Liz Fielding Says:
Congrats on thee # 1 spot, Phillipa. Is Jennifer Crusie publishing with LBD? A new book?
Phillipa Says:
Elly. Thanks. We’re having alovely, relaxing time together.
Liz – Thank you. 🙂 LBD have published Jenny Crusie’s latest,Dogs and Goddesses, a three-handed story with two other writers which is newly out in the US and UK.
Christina Phillips Says:
It’s not sad at all to take photos of your books on the shelf – I dream of the day I can do that too!!!
And huge congrats on hitting the #1 spot!!
Phillipa Says:
Christina – yes, I dream of the day mine are on the shelves – all of them! Seriously, I’m sure your books will hit the shelves soon too.