Launch(es)
After the presentation to teachers and librarians (see ‘Talking to teachers’ below) we had the official launch for Who’s On The Money?.
Actually, it was a launch for all of black dog’s February and March titles (mine was one of six) but it was still a great feeling to be the centre of attention for a while — normally it’s something I tend to shy away from but I couldn’t help savouring the moment and getting all puffed up!
The day before my colleagues at my day job threw their own launch for me, which was an incredibly nice gesture (as well as being a welcome opportunity to drink some champagne during work hours).
One of the designers where I work had even doctored the $20 note to put my face on it!Also, my boss arranged for a little write-up about the book to go on the staff intranet — all of which suggests that a) my colleagues are extremely lovely and thoughtful and b) sometimes maybe they don’t have enough to do!*
* Joke