We Have Liftoff
There’s just something special about the day a new book is launched. The interview on Good Morning America was fun, but that was nothing compared to the ticker-tape parade through Times Square. Then afterward, it was off to Vegas for a little high-stakes action, followed by a dip through L.A. to attend one of those literati glitterati parties you hear so much about! It was simply fabulous–except for the part when Dave Barry got into a slap fight with Amy Tan, but that’s what happens when you start playing quarters before noon on a Tuesday.
Okay, I made some of that stuff up.
Well, all of it really–but I did spend premiere day engaged in my solo ritual, which involves slinking over to the local Borders and checking out the bookshelf. There, displayed proudly among the other series sci-fi, I had my first public encounter with SEVEN DEADLY SINS. It’s one of those little payoffs you get as a writer, something outside all of the contracts and the deadlines. The real fun is seeing people stop by and check out your book (buy a copy, dammit!), all the while unaware that the author is standiing right there. I’ve often wondered what would happen if I sauntered up to one of those folks and mentioned offhandedly, “You know, I wrote that.” Would they make a fuss? Ask for an autograph? Demand their money back? Come to think of it, maybe that isn’t such a good idea…
Anyway, the book is now available for your reading pleasure! It took a couple of years, but there it is: out of the Coming Soon window and into the stores. There’s nothing else quite like that feeling. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go back to Borders and make sure that someone else’s book isn’t covering up mine–not that I’m obsessive or anything.
Posted on March 17, 2010
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March 19th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Congrats once again Marc. Hope you’re doing well.
March 19th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Thanks, Derek! Back atcha, buddy.