At last I decided to call the bookshop and spoke to a pleasant young woman. We agreed a price and I set about invoicing them, oh that was after he who knows all came and chased me up because it is Wednesday and early closing at the Post Office. Well, that was soon sorted but I forgot to put the invoice in with the package. Never mind, I thought, I can post it later and started writing the envelope. I noticed there was a boo boo on the invoice so that was lucky. I diddled around with it all again and have made a wonderful new sooper dooper invoice layout.
He who knows all came back and I mentioned it. He was not impressed with my office skills or lack of them and went to get his lunch. Half an hour later the phone rang and after a silence he who knows all came into the study saying it was for me. He did not warm me that he had put it onto speaker so I put the phone to my head and said, "Hello." A voice boomed out asking if it was me and I said it was having shaken the vibrations from within my empty head.
The gentleman went onto say that he was just answering my query from yesterday. I explained that I had sorted it and agreed a price. He said fine. I told him that the parcel had been despatched but that I had forgotten to put the invoice within the package.
He remarked that it could be a problem because the two would not get put together so would I email him a copy. That was that and I did the copy. I have just written the envelope and think that some windows would help see things clearer. It will also save time and ink!
With that hurdle climbed everything seems better. Oh I sent off two books because I had another order from them this morning which forced me to telephone in the first place. Well, it is unbelievable. Two orders in two days. That must mean someone has been reading about it somewhere and I should really find out where the enquiries originated. This gives me an idea of where to press home the advertising.
Then I read my stars because I like doing things like that. It reads :
“Prosperity is just around the corner, if it is not here already. All your efforts are about to pay off, and pay off in a big way. It may be that a big proposal gets accepted at work, or perhaps a manuscript that you've penned lands you a publisher. Your innate talent and good fortune combine to bring wonderful things your way. Enjoy this welcome change of events”
I kid you not, that is exactly what it said and quite frankly it is uncanny especially in respect of the publishing. It makes me wonder whether someone is keeping an eye on me. Well, after last night's meal out and shopping trip I look pretty ropy today so no doubt if they were casting an eye, they would not have gazed for long!!
Enough of that. Oh, he who has the compeetoes said that it would break him if things went on like this. I looked puzzled and he said that if every time I sold a book he had to take me for a meal then he would be broke. Ha Ha Ha.
At least it would save me a lot of cooking and pot washing! Ah, in a perfect world, who can say but it is a habit I could get into, not having to wash pots that is.
