I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WRITE-UP on my book, Spud's Dream. I meant to get back to you sooner but the days are just flying. It reminds me of when I was kid. Mom used to take me to the silent movies where the proprietor was usually busy sweeping the sidewalk. Then he'd go into his little glassed-in kiosk to sell us the tickets. Then he would come to the door to take our tickets. After a while he would sit at the piano while the projectionist started the film. He was constantly interrupted by his noisy audience, clapping, shouting, complaining that the film was upside down, backwards or just broken. He'd have to run up the aisle, climb the ladder and try to help the projectionist get the film going before the next emergency. As a self-publisher I've become like my theatre owner friend -selling copies, doing p.r., arranging Christmas signings, shipping, invoicing, collecting, attending book fairs and writing. Media attention like the article in B.C. BookWorld has contributed greatly to my book's success.
Sidney K. Cole
Richmond, BC

[Spring / BCBW 1989] "Letter to the editor";