Sunday morning… Great evening yesterday with guests in the courtyard, lovely night on Friday with guests on the balcony… Off to a party in an hour… Sounds to me like we are having far too much fun!
I have a week of work ahead followed by a slow boat to Tilos on Friday while Neil stays here to carry on working. I, too, shall be working while away, I’m not going for a holiday but I should have time to wander and explore after work in the afternoons. So, there’s that to look forward to. Before that we have some guests coming on Wednesday for drinks on the balcony, oh and we’re being taken to dinner tonight (Monday) so there is that to look forward to too.
Meanwhile: I am awaiting a proof copy of Lonely House and, as soon as that has been double checked, it should be available on line, in paperback, and then a bit later in Kindle format. I’ve said it before, and I will say it again, people often say (not just to me but generally) that Kindle books should be cheaper than print books because there is no pronating involved. In a way, yes, but in a word No. What I say is that the creator (if still in copyright) should receive the same amount per sale of a Kindle book as he does a print book. So, when the pricing is set for my print book of Lonely House, I will see what I am left with (around $.50 cents usually) and apply that as my profit on the Kindle version. After all, it’s the same amount of words, and took the same amount of time and skill to put together and.
If you are itching to spend money now though, you can now order Neil’s 2016 Symi Dream calendar on line from Lulu.com. People have kind of misunderstood how things work and asked us to keep copies for them to collect when they are here. Now then: we don’t have any. There is no shop to sell them from. You have to buy them on line. Follow the link. Use your credit card, or Paypal account and your Symi Calendar will be sent direct to your address. (I know Neil has arranged to get hold of a few for specific people, but that will have to be when we have enough money to buy them and have them shipped here – and that does add on an extra cost, so you’re better off buying online.) Here’s the link: http://www.lulu.com/shop/neil-gosling/symi-dream-calendar-2016/calendar/product-22165801.html
If you were wondering what the glass is all about, it was a housewarming present from Libby, a candle holder. She makes her own glass products such as this one. It’s sitting on another gift we were given, two in fact, and the bust behind it all is Apollo. We bought that when in Symi on holiday back in what? 2000? I think it was. I carried it home to England in my rucksack, and then a year or so later it found its way home again when we moved over here. Everything has a story.
And talking of story, I should get back to my latest. I still have some preparation to do before going away to write a few chapters, and a party or two to attend.
