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Dec. 12th, 2008 11:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ismenin
Baby Crittur
Well, girls - a new book-binder has opened within spitting distance of my front door, and, as I have a desire to see my writings in print - even if I have to pay to do it - I decided to pop in.
...that Wednesday, I popped in to the well-appointed offices, to suss things out. I was dressed, as is my wont, in my grey padded jacket, purple trousers and my HAT, of which this is a new version, grey and utterly old lady-like.
Leaving my invalid scooter - Sauron; black and menacing - parked outside the door, I ventured in, to be met by an Italian gentleman - short and dark, just like a Welshman, with a different accent, who told me that they did indeed, take very small orders for printing and binding.
"Do you take homo-erotic literature?" I asked, leaning heavily on my walking stick, as I was tired. He stared at me as if I'd just spoken in Martian. "Meep?" he said - or something very like it. I sat down on a comfortable leather seat, and explained slash to him.
"Meep?" he said, again. "Er, yes-a, we do. I take-a anything as long as-a I am not in it!" he said, grinning, cottoning on at last.
When I got home, I found a mirror. There was, looking back at me was a wobbly little plump old lady - in hat, with no teeth in - I had forgotten them - and looking every one of her 63 years. I giggled a bit. He was, however, interested in slash.
"My-a brother will be back in a minute", he said, the next morning, when I had taken in the book I wanted him to see. "Ah! Here he-a is! FA-bio! FA-bio! Here is the lady I-a told you of-a yesterday!" I could hear them both laughing, even if they looked serious!
However, the upshot is that they print - 10
pence a page, (200 pages £20) - best quality paper, and the binding is in beautiful faux leather for £180 for six. Paper charged separately, of course.
So - if any of you fancy your own works in print - because I can't do six all at once - do feel free to email me. We can share. He takes it on pen-drive. After Christmas, of course! :D
FA-bio! Is cute. Forties, perhaps? A babe-in-arms to moi! I have no idea what his brother is called. Their work is extremely good. I think I'll have Inca done first, but it will take me for ever to alter for printing (take out html etc) so definitely after Christmas. I'm looking forward to it so much. I'm saving my Crimble money towards it!
Just thought I'd share my funny moment with my friends. FA-bio - lous!
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Date: 2008-12-12 12:41 pm (UTC)No, that doesn't do it justice. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this!
I wish I could have been there to see you (with no teeth) and to just glimpse his face in that moment when he finally, finally got what you meant. That much have been glorious.
I want to be you in a few years time - to have that confidence. Only, I'm going to have a purple hat!
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Date: 2008-12-12 05:06 pm (UTC)If you want to grab one of my six volumes to print yur own, it'd be £30 for the binding, plus 10 per page and a little extra for colour pics. Let me know, I'll add you to my list! The more the merrier!! :D xxx
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Date: 2008-12-12 05:12 pm (UTC)If you want one, without knowing exactly how much it'd be, (cos I've no idea how many pages, yet. I can tell you after I've sorted it) I'll gladly put you down for one, lovely girl. Just let me know! ;D xxx
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Date: 2008-12-12 02:01 pm (UTC)I'm going to be chuckling about this all day today.
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Date: 2008-12-12 02:13 pm (UTC)BTW, is it possible for us to get one of your bound stories, or is this just an offer to have our stories done? I don't think all my stories put together would be 200 pages. : )
PS Did this FA-bio have long, blonde hair?
;-)
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Date: 2008-12-12 05:19 pm (UTC)If you'd like a copy of Inca One, I'll gladly add you to my list! It's £30 binding for 6 copies, + printing, as I said, but it'd be a little less for binding if I got, say, 8 instead of 6.
FA-bio was very like Alan Lee actually. Bless. :D xxx
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Date: 2008-12-12 05:28 pm (UTC)"FA-bio was very like Alan Lee actually"
No long, blonde hair then! lol!
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Date: 2008-12-12 05:46 pm (UTC)Long blond hair would've been nice! ;D xxx
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Date: 2008-12-12 02:36 pm (UTC)Oh and the critter is so sweet. I'm trying to work out what it is.....
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Date: 2008-12-12 03:45 pm (UTC)Bwahaha! Issi! I thought for a moment that you'd broken the nice little man. I see he recovered. :D I have this mental image now of a sweet lady in a grey hat talking to a strange man about slash.
What excellent news that you will now be a bound author.
Now, now, girls. *looks around with eyebrow raised* BDSM is not what I meant! *giggles*
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Date: 2008-12-12 06:30 pm (UTC)It's wonderful you can have your stories printed !
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Date: 2008-12-12 06:54 pm (UTC)Great news that you can get your fics in print; they deserve publishing :-)
XXXX
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Date: 2008-12-13 03:41 am (UTC)As for your Italian gentlemen binders, I would suspect that when it comes to matters of the heart and/or libido, there would be precious little they wouldn't find fit to print.
*loves you wee little baby crittur*
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Date: 2008-12-13 10:49 am (UTC)I thought for a moment of having one of my stories done, but it would cost an absolute fortune.... I shall think about it!
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Date: 2008-12-13 09:59 pm (UTC)You're a lovely lady! Looking forward to having a peek at the finished article!
*big hugs*
PS - your card arrived today! Thank you so much, and best love to you and Richie!
PS: Can you link me to Chapter 1 of Crowner's Justice, please? Ta!
xxx
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Date: 2008-12-14 12:26 pm (UTC)Here's da linkie, sweetie!
http://ismenin.livejournal.com/135896.html#cutid1
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Date: 2008-12-27 11:58 am (UTC)Hope you, Richie and family are having a warm and wonderful Christmas together.
*happy hugs*
:D
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Date: 2009-01-14 10:32 am (UTC)'...short and dark, just like a Welshman, with a different accent,... *GLEE*
'Sauron' *giggle*
"Do you take homo-erotic literature?" Why do I want this printed on a t-shirt? *slaps self to stop maniacal cackling*
I think that this is the best post ever. Better than fiction! *hugs* :D
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