“I toooooooohld you popping into the bookshop was a good ideeeeee-ah!” Thalia buffs her nails on fleece. “Proprietor Eve is —” Nia grasps for a rational description. “… magical!” Calliope picks up the thread. “Can you believe she’ll allow us to use her space… for free?! And she offered avenues of possibility running in a variety of directions — library potential, an upcoming local book festival, an art crawl…”
Yesterday Thalia got us through the door of a local bookstore.
The trio offered a balance of enthusiasm, grace, and logic that resulted in a meaningful connection filled with possibilities.
How gratifying to see how far we've come in our relationship building abilities!
We learned from Eve that an author's presence is often key to getting books to move from shelves to nightstands. We'll continue to knead ideas on how to share our lessons so that others can stand upon our shoulders.
A couple of ideas -- if you feel moved to assist -- and like me -- are working on your relationship-ing skills:
1.) Host a book club and invite me.
Zoom, and other tools, make the world accessible.
2.) Ask your local library to bring Poise and/or the A-Z series to their collection.
Eve presented herself as a solid supporter. I am grateful to have her as a resource. I have a sense she is well connected in the community to boot. Now… I have an October 7 opportunity to shine at Martha Merrel’s book store to cast some creative energy toward! :)
“I’m here to do something that feels a little backwards. I want to give you some books.”
She didn’t seem amused and I thought we were off to a bad start. We weren’t. I just needed to let her “take charge” of the conversation and then all went well. 😁
A note from LoveLetterist:
Yesterday Thalia got us through the door of a local bookstore.
The trio offered a balance of enthusiasm, grace, and logic that resulted in a meaningful connection filled with possibilities.
How gratifying to see how far we've come in our relationship building abilities!
We learned from Eve that an author's presence is often key to getting books to move from shelves to nightstands. We'll continue to knead ideas on how to share our lessons so that others can stand upon our shoulders.
A couple of ideas -- if you feel moved to assist -- and like me -- are working on your relationship-ing skills:
1.) Host a book club and invite me.
Zoom, and other tools, make the world accessible.
2.) Ask your local library to bring Poise and/or the A-Z series to their collection.
Great dragon! And an equally great contact for getting others’ eyes on your Poise!
The nick was on target! Tolkien makes an excellent for dragons in our writings and tellings. 🐉
Thank you Gary!
Eve presented herself as a solid supporter. I am grateful to have her as a resource. I have a sense she is well connected in the community to boot. Now… I have an October 7 opportunity to shine at Martha Merrel’s book store to cast some creative energy toward! :)
What a wonderful bit of serendipity! Many limbs on the tree of life.
First, great dragon (I like dragons) and second, popping into a bookshop is *ALWAYS* a good idea.
We tried to be funny…
“How can I help you?”
“I’m here to do something that feels a little backwards. I want to give you some books.”
She didn’t seem amused and I thought we were off to a bad start. We weren’t. I just needed to let her “take charge” of the conversation and then all went well. 😁
The dragon was fun to make!