Abu Dhabi'ye geldigim ilk sene icinde calisma arkadasim olan kredilerin basi Iskocya'li Seumas ile o bankadan ayrildiktan 5 yil aradan sonra tekrar biraraya getirdi. Bankadan ayrildiktan sonra 3 kitap yazmis kendini kitaplarina ve dolayisiyla kendini/ismini promote etmeye adamis biri ve bu isi de cok ciddiye alip basarili olmus. En azindan kendisi memnun sonuctan ve kendine daha buyuk hedefler koymakta cekince gormeyen biri. 16 Mart'taki kitap gecemiz tahminimden cok daha keyifli gecti, itiraf ediyorumki duzenledigim bir kitap gecesinde ilk kez kitabi okumadim! Nazli sagolsun bana ozet gecti ama o kitabi su veya bu sebepten okuyamadim. Her neyse konusacak soracak oyle cok sey vardiki eski bir meslektasim ve is arkafadasim olarak ve diger ortak noktamiz olan sosyal networking sayesinde bayagi konustuk, soracak soru sikintisi cekmedim. Neyseki bir kac kisi okumustu kitabi onlarda kitap hakkinda konustu, zaten Seumas konusma konusunda pek sikintisi olmayan biri bol bol anlatti, 1.5 saat sonra oda sasirdi 1.5 saattir konusuyor muydum ben diye... Sonra karsilikli iltifatlar derken sabah asagidaki guzel seyleri bizim icin yazdigini haber verdi, cok sevindim ve iyiki yapmisiz dedim, cok zorlandik , ama ne isin icine girdim, kim gelcek derken ve onca kisi tarafindan ekildikten sonra toplama kitap gecesi cok basarili gitti, her iste hayir varmis! Son anda Peri ve Ozge beni kirmayip geldiler cok iyi oldu. Betul'un komsusuymus onun sayesinde bir araya geldik ve kitap gecesi fikri cikti. Iyi de oldu...
Kitabin ismi The Violin Man's Legacy
http://seumasgallacher.com/2014/03/17/a-confection-of-the-highest-quality-the-abu-dhabi-turkish-delights-tbsu/
…a confection of the highest quality… the Abu Dhabi Turkish Delights… #TBSU…
…one of the bonuses of being a scribbler is getting to mingle with people who enjoy literature of all types… pictured above, this ol’ Jurassic spent a wonderful evening in the company of the Abu Dhabi Turkish Delights… a most appropriate name for a Ladies Group from the Turkish community in Abu Dhabi… through the gracious invitation of the organiser, Nilly (second right) and good friend Betul (front right), yours truly’s first book, THE VIOLIN MAN’S LEGACY, was under the ‘scope… and what a splendid job these ladies made of reviewing it… seldom does an Author have greater pleasure than to be immersed in a group whose intellect and insight create a lively and insightful discussion… such was my reward last night… for a writer, it’s not only good, but almost mandatory, to escape from the virtual candle-lit garret from time to time, and get amongst real people (they do exist, y’know)… these ladies understood everything I shared about how, as a quill-scraper, yeez try to plant early bits in yer novel for later discovery by yer readers… about how yeez leave some stuff unexplained, letting the story develop in the minds of yer audience as theyimagine it to be… about how yer characters attack yer wee grey cells in the early hours of the morning with unwinnable arguments about yer plot flow… we ranged across the efficacy of great cover art work… of pitching yer masterpieces at the correct pricing… of knowing where yer readership slot sits… of how the SOSYAL NETWURKIN is best used to bring followers into yer literary fold… of creating a franchise across yer series of books, regardless of JONGRR… but most all, for this author, appreciating the depth of LUV other good folks have about books, matching yer own… the evening flew by far too quickly, but I trust it won’t be long before I’m invited to be ‘Delighted’ once again… thank you, ladies, for a terrific couple of hours in your company…
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