Book Launch...

I think I've read too many books that talk about book launches - at least in the old days.  When I went to the Perth Writers Festival I think me and every other hopeful in the audience had one of their secret hopes dashed with the publicist said that they don't really do the whole book launch / tour thing anymore. It is more about the writer taking it out to public events and getting as much media publicity as possible, which totally makes sense.

However, who doesn't want a little bit of fanfare when they finish something that is so important to them - that so much blood (in my case actual blood - lino carving is a dangerous occupation!), sweat and tears went into.  So tonight I am going to do my own book launch.  I have finally, finally finished Blue and it is time to celebrate!  A bottle of champers and a big session of happiness are both in order! 

I'm off to the West End Markets this weekend and I just can't wait.  Blue will be on public display for the first time and in a kind of way so are my other books as they look quite a bit different from when I first did the markets last October.  I am still pondering my display a bit - this whole marketing thing is more serious than I first thought.  It is amazing the amount of information that is out there on how to go about it, which is brilliant, but translating that into something that works for The Pilbara Pixies, my budget and my sense of style, takes a bit of doing. 

If you live in Hedland I hope to see you there on Saturday!