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I did it!

2/23/2016

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I avoided having my Book Launch like the plague.
 
t was not until the third book was published when my sisters, Judith Gentles and Joanne Watt, told me it was time and set the wheels in motion.  I had no choice, it is not easy to stand up to those two when they knock heads together. 

A typical writer, I shy away from anything that will make me the center of attention.  We writers hide behind our computers, quietly taking in everything that happens around us, to file away for future use.

After weeks of going between attacks of anxiety and bouts of confidence, the day finally arrived.  I stood by the steps clutching a glass of red wine and did not exhale until  the first twenty quests arrived.  I had been having nightmares that no one would show up. Having got past that, I was suddenly faced with people pushing books at me to sign.  I can't tell you how unreal that was.

By the time the speeches started, I knew I was home and dry.  I looked around the room, my guests were having a good time. My husband had the  'well done Jennifer' look on his face, and that pleased me more than anything else.  But the best was yet to come.

Maxine Walters, who did the Introductions and Dr. Christine Cummings who reviewed the books put the evening into overdrive.   I had several more unreal moments, wondering if they were really talking about me.  The guests seemed to agree with some of what was being said as  loud clapping penetrated my fog of unreality. Note to self ( and others who may be planning a book Launch), get the damn thing recorded.

Thanks to the sisters, Copy Cat, Alibi, and all who made the evening memorable. Love and thanks for my Wolmers' Girls for their support, especially Marguerite Newland who read excerpts from the books, and Marjorie Anderson Simpson for all her help and encouragement.
 
 
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My First 'triple whammie' Book Launch

2/9/2016

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On December 16, 2015 The Alibi Bar and Grill – Lee Gore Business Centre on Waterloo Road, Jamaica, was the venue for the launch of Jennifer Grahame’s three novels.  The novels, Jacks Hill Road, Sex and Scrambled Eggs and The Bed Head were written over a three year period and are available in print and Kindle format.

The event was opened by Maxine Walters (producer and film maker) who informed the gathering that she had purchased the film rights to Jacks Hill Road.  Margaret Newlands (actress of Royal Palm fame) read excerpts from the books.  Dr. Christine Cummings (retired lecturer in Government at the University of the West Indies – Mona) did a comprehensive and lively revue of all three of the novels; drawing a parallel to the work and style of the late Anthony Winkler [The Lunatic]. 

Guests were treated to hors d’oeuvre, wine and music. 

See a review by Michael Edwards, Freelance Writer
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Short Short Story Blog

12/8/2014

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This is a test......

Cracking up.

Funny how you know when something is not right for you.  I should have followed my mind and run like hell.  Instead I bought a wedding dress and baked a cake.

We were on our honeymoon when the bank started to decline his credit cards.  He bluffed his way through the honeymoon, but when we got home all hell broke loose. I had married a man who had no money and was heavily in debt.  The bank and other creditors lined up to collect, and before I knew it we were homeless.  All my money, wedding gifts, and my car went in an attempt to pay some of his bills.  Then, to add insult to injury, the stress made him impotent.
I had no choice, I doused him with lighter fluid and set him afire with his zippo lighter.

The girls at the St. Augusta prison for women are very loving.  I am having a nice time here. 











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