Those of you who know me know that I'm a little particular about how books are treated. I don't dog-ear pages. I don't ever, ever mark in the book unless it's a text book of some kind and even that was a tough row to hoe when I was in college. I don't even break the spine unless I've read it multiple times. It's not intentional exactly, I'm just very careful with them.
So yesterday, you can imagine my reaction when I saw a copy of The Silver Spoon on a co-worker's desk, looking like it had been through untold trauma. Cover was bent back and pages were curled. It took my breath away...but then I realized, I'm not like most people. Most people are not freakishly particular about their books and the way they look. Most people, if they're liking a book, will drag it everywhere. Get stains on it as they're cooking dinner, bend the cover as they stuff it in a bag going to work, dog-ear the page they're reading so they can pick up right where they left off. So...my book is being well-loved! And once I realized that, I felt this huge swell of pride. Cool. People like my book enough to drag it around with them everywhere instead of preserving it on a shelf and not reading it.
By the way, the co-worker whose desk it was probably did not realize I was the author. I work in a large company and a large department with multiple Stac(e)ys, and we don't all know each other well enough by face alone. I also happen to know that one or more copies are being borrowed by multiple people within the department, so this is probably one of the borrowed copies (which may also contribute to its tattered appearance). Also cool. Nothing says more about a book than if you want to recommend it or lend it out to friends : ) Highest commendation a book or an author can receive as far as I'm concerned.
Okay, I'm heading off for home now to put some more work in on that synopsis. Thanks to Stacy and Beck for the much needed encouragement and praise...I happen to really love Godiva, by the way, if we're talking bribes *grin* Just kidding!
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"Most people are not freakishly particular about their books and the way they look. "
Replace everything after "ishly" with "s" and I think that statement would be more apropos. :)
Ed -- hey now, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a book freak : )
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