Busying Up
I’m not sure if that’s a phrase, ‘busying up’, but it kind of describes Symi these past few days. More visitors are arriving, some from the UK, many from other parts of the world, all tested and so on, and those I’ve spoken to report that are double-vacced, which sounds like what Sam does to my office carpet when he comes to do the cleaning. So, that’s all good news, especially as Colette arrived the other day bearing the gift of Tetley teabags. (Inserts gratefully smiling smiley.) The Rainbow bar was almost back to normal on Saturday afternoon/evening, as far as I remember.
In other news, Neil has produced his Symi calendar for next year. He’s always had this ready about this time of year because, when he had the shop, he needed it to be in stock by June ready for visitors to buy copies. Now, you can only buy it online. I’ll say that again to make sure the message is clear. You can only buy it online. When you go to the sales site, you can change your country/currency to suit what’s best for you. So, if you’re in the EU, for example, choose Ireland and Euros, that will save postage costs and import taxes from the UK, or long delays from America. If you’re in the USA, then there are no long delays, but as the calendar starts next January, you’ve got plenty of time for delivery. Click on this link to learn more: Symi Dream Calendar 2022.
As for me, over at my desk, I have just published the 10th mystery in my Clearwater Series, and over the weekend, it shot to the top 10 of the LGBT Mystery rankings on Amazon, which was temporarily thrilling. There are actually 11 books in this series, the 11th being a prequel which I count as one of my best pieces of writing to date. You can find the full series under The Clearwater Mysteries on Amazon. The 10th book, ‘The Clearwater Inheritance’ is currently available on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited (as are all my books), and I’m hoping the paperback will be approved before long. Amazon can take a few days to check the print files, and as this novel is 150,000 words long, someone’s got a bit of checking to do. So, bear with, and prepare to order. Ta.
You know me, workaholic, I’m already on chapter eight of the first draft of the first book in the follow-on series, ‘The Larkspur Mysteries’, and I am taking myself back to the Hackney workhouse in 1890, so, I have some reading to do, followed by some writing, followed by a piano lesson, followed by a collapse in front of the TV to watch a film. I’ll see you tomorrow.
PS. The photos today are not on the calendar, but they are by Neil.
