I hate it that no one ever explains things.
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Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Apr 02, 2007 3:34:36 pm PDT #303 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Amy - Apr 02, 2007 3:34:45 pm PDT #304 of 10001
Because books.
I rock at the faces test! I only got one wrong on the famous faces, and I got 88% correct on the other one.
Barnes and Noble wants to promote my book on a table. What does that mean?
Allyson, that's wonderful news! It means someone at Barnes & Noble really likes the book and wants to help sell it!
Allyson - Apr 02, 2007 3:35:20 pm PDT #305 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
And AmyLiz comes in with the explanation!
JZ - Apr 02, 2007 3:37:16 pm PDT #306 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Allyson, that's awesome news! What's the official release date of your book, again?
Jesse - Apr 02, 2007 3:38:11 pm PDT #307 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Seriously, Allyson -- think about how many books are in the store. Think about how many are on those front tables. THEN think about how many on the front tables are by people you've never heard of. Someone really likes your book.
tommyrot - Apr 02, 2007 3:38:12 pm PDT #308 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"These books over here all have big marketing budgets. But those books on that table are the really good ones."
Amy - Apr 02, 2007 3:39:26 pm PDT #309 of 10001
Because books.
And AmyLiz comes in with the explanation!
What's awesome is that you actually *know* this. If someone at B&N actually told your editor, you've got a definite cheerleader, which is truly made of awesome. They don't pick random books to go in the towers or on the tables, you know.
::squees a little bit::
And I just applied for a job at B&N today, so maybe come August I'll be hand-selling it in the Central New York store!
sarameg - Apr 02, 2007 3:42:01 pm PDT #310 of 10001
From the time my brother was 2, he could identify makes and models of cars by their grillwork. The first were chevy novas he first called "Barb's car" cause our friend Barb drove one. When he got a little older (like FIVE) he very often could identify the year. Still can. Cracks me up.
Speaking of him, he send me a couple movies of his short track driving at Talledega. They too crack me up, for a number of reasons. 1. The instructor, admiring, in thick Bama drawl "This inn't stock is it?" "Naw, I put in turbo and some other stuff." ... " I'd love to have me one of these here." 2. Throughout tire screeches, a hose popping off and running off the track my brother sounds as if he's lazing on the porch, counting flies. Laconic, even. The instructor is much more excitable. When he runs off the track, brother utters a rueful "Oops." and the instructor is all "Don't worry about it, son, you're ok, it's fine..." etc. As if my brother is freaking out, not sounding like he's laying in a hammock drinking a beer on a warm summer day.
It's just so classic J. Need a calm head in a crisis? That's my brother. Not to say he doesn't get wild and excitable, but when he's focused on something important to him, he comes across as really, really relaxed.
It was just really cool. And he thought I would find it boring. I don't though probably not for the same reasons he expected.
Allyson - Apr 02, 2007 3:42:31 pm PDT #311 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
They want it for mid-July, and I originally had an end of August date.
This is all strange, yeah? I mean, really strange. Hm. STRANGE!
In a good way, yes, but I keep thinking this is all very odd.
JZ - Apr 02, 2007 3:42:45 pm PDT #312 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Just for the self-doubty part of your brain, I offer this Alternative Negative Explanation: Everyone at B&N is so appalled by your book that they're shoving all the copies onto the big front tables in hopes that they'll be all bought up as soon as possible so B&N never has to look at them again.
However, since that would also result in bucketloads of sales, I'm kind of stumped. I don't think it's possible to put a negative spin on this, or even a "Huh. Well." spin. WOO HOO! is the only rational option, I'm afraid.