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[ewein2412]

14 June 2007

Well, I threw myself a party to celebrate the "release" of The Lion Hunter. It was conceived at the last minute and in spite of 24-hour notice, everybody just seemed so delighted to be involved. I was rather stunned by the enthusiasm and excitement with which friends and neighbors responded. "A cocktail party!" We had gallons of mimosas/Bucks Fizz and Shirley Temples for the TWENTY-SEVEN CHILDREN that turned up (along with plenty of grown-ups, too). I made a bunch of castle-shaped cakes (vaguely Arthurian-themed) and Mark put together a tremendous Book Display, which he also gave tours for. He wants to do this again for The Empty Kingdom so that he can make another display!



the cakes... shades of San Marino



Mark's display

I sold and signed a bunch of books, too. It was really nice to mark the event with an Occasion, because otherwise I just sit around checking my Amazon ratings--always a really, really bad thing to do. But quite frankly, we ought to have more cocktail parties, even without an occasion to mark.

16 June 2007

The Moonwalk has come and gone! My team, The Fair City Fillies from Perth, took off at 11.45 p.m. on 16 June 2007 and finished at exactly 3.15 a.m. That's 13.1 miles in 3 and a half hours. DARNED FAST WALKING, if I do say so myself, and I did, often; I reckon as the lone American in the group, I was in charge of complaining about the pace. And also complaining about the WEATHER, which was: Raining and 50 degrees F. Not ideal weather for walking at night in your bra. But I did it. How do you like the look?



I failed to find any colored lights, but there were a lot of other people who had them. We walked all around Arthur's Seat in the dark, and when you looked back down the hill it looked just like the scene at the end of "Night on Bald Mountain" in Fantasia, when the holy people are endlessly walking along carrying their little lights. There were so many people participating that you could never see either the beginning or the end of the line.

10,000 women (and a few men) took part in this charity walk. The organizers are hoping to raise £2 million, which means that YOU, my friends and relations, have generously donated more than twice what they are expecting each individual participant to raise: currently £ 458.41, which at the moment is the equivalent of $ 908.11. Thank you so much! I am touched and humbled by your contributions.

Many thanks for your support, and love to all!

(On-line donations to The Moonwalk are still being accepted, raising money for breast cancer
projects within Scotland. My page is here)

Comments

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

I have been thinking that, when my book finally arrives (according to Amazon's wonderful tracking thing), I would take it and wander off to the Bakery/Cafe/Ethiopian restaurant down the street from my house and have Ethiopian in honor of Telemakos. (Tasty food, but not quite as good nor with quite the selection of Abyssinia near where I used to live in Philadelphia. Better, though, than Dalek, although I might have had an aversion to eating at someplace named Dalek.)

[tigertrapped.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the walk - you looked terrific in the outfit - and I finally got around to making my donation. You're amazing for doing stuff like this. Complete kudos, my dear!

And congratulations on the book, and the launch! I love the castles - are they jelly? Did they taste good?

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the release...it just went from "Pre-Order" to "Order" on my wish list which is pretty much how I track release dates.

The look is...interesting. ;o)

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Oh rah! I thought I'd missed my chance to donate--had to wait until I got paid. =) It's still not much because I live paycheck to paycheck, but it all adds up, right?

The bra turned out gorgeous!!

And wow, the book release party looks like it was fun. How'd you make the nifty castle-cakes?

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Congratulations twice! You look very striking. :D

My copy of TLH came and was read yesterday. AAAAAGH, etc.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Hurray for book launch and good causes!

[cc-lemon.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the release of 'The Lion Hunter'! I've been waiting impatiently for my special order to arrive at the local bookstore, annoying everyone in hearing distance, whining about it. It should be here on Thursday and I'm beyond excited. I don't even have the book yet and I'm already pining for its companion novel. Why oh why are we having to wait a year for that one? *winks*

I finally got my hands on the anthology containing your Medraut/Morgause prequel, 'No Human Hands to Touch' and I devoured it, wishing all the while it was a novel. Theirs is such a rich, complex relationship it really does deserve a full exploration. I love the way you write and I'm greedy. I want more.

Congratulations on Moon Walk as well. You looked fabulous and should be very proud of that accomplishment!

[gvdobler.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the walk. They would have had to call 911 for me about 4 minutes into the walk.

[meener.livejournal.com]

you look faaaabulous! is there a particular reason why you decorated your bra with flowers? (curious)

congratulations on the walk and on the book. i've ordered mine from amazon.co.jp, but it has yet to ship! boo!

[singingtopsy.livejournal.com]

I finally tracked down a copy of The Lion Hunter at a local independent bookstore and walked out, sat down on a bench, and pretty much read it all in one sitting. A new Elizabeth Wein book pretty much makes my month :).

So, I was delighted this morning to find a nice little review/recommendation for it in the Arts and Entertainment section of the local paper, the Sacramento Bee. It was included in a list of fun "Not Assigned Reading" titles for kids and there was a small color picture of the cover. Now I just hope they'll have it stocked in the local Borders...

[marguerlucy.livejournal.com]

i got my copy of lion hunter this week! and foolishly put it on my bedside table so I could read "just one more chapter before bed...okay maybe one more...okay i really need to get to bed now but not till I finish THIS chapter" ;) woot!

however, danielsbooks sent me the wrong l ron hubbard book. bastards. I did read "no human hands" though - awesome to get her side of things - if upsetting LOL!