Now it Feels Real
I’m an old-fashioned girl. I like books. Real, honest-to-goodness, paper books. The heavy kind. The kind that sit on shelves. The kind that have a smell to them. I like being surrounded by them. They make me feel comfortable and settled and safe. I find houses without visible books a bit disconcerting.
Given this, I wasn’t all that surprised when the electronic release of the book didn’t quite feel real. Don’t get me wrong. It felt good to have it out in the world, and it’s been great to see what people are doing with the patterns. And really, the reasonable part of me knows that there are all sorts of practical advantages to electronic versions (no dead trees, no shipping fees, instant delivery, super portable). But I don’t like listening to the reasonable part of me. The part of me that still longs for a proper Victorian library wasn’t quite satisfied, and that part was louder.
But now? Now that a stack of them are sitting on my dining room table? Now it feels real.
Pretty darn exciting! And I can hardly wait to hold the actual physical book myself.
Whee 😉
That must be sooo cool ….
Congratulations!
A beautifully fanned display! And your name, right there in print! How exciting! But I must say…”You always seemed real to me, Velveteen Rabbit!”
I have your electronic version, it’s lovely, the patterns are gorgeous but I agree with you – there’s nothing like holding a book in your hands!
I love a good new book smell too! Congratulations!
I bought the electronic version, and it’s amazing, but I must confess that I wish I had a paper copy, because I love books. It was nice to have it right away, though. No waiting for it to take longer than promised to arrive (I live a black hole of postage–everything, even letters, take longer to get here, for some reason).
That is one seriously seductive cover. Congratulations.
Congratulations! You are now officially an author!
I got my copy in the mail box yesterday, a perfect pick me up after an awful day. A beautiful book, you should be so proud of yourself!
I got my copy in the mail. It is a beautiful book. I’ve started reading it and have a desire to knit my way through the whole thing. Thank you.