The first part, I will keep short. Rose X of Texas, there is a typo in your address. The hardback I tried to send you bounced back to me as undeliverable. Please send a note to robinhobb@robinhobb.com so we can fix this! And if you are NOT Rose X, please don't respond to this part.
Second part is a question about Writer events. Many years ago, an agent (I forget who) said to a writer (again, forgotten) something like, "When people come to get a book signed, they want to see Amanda Artsy-Fartsy, not Molly Mundane." Really?
I understand, dress the part. Fantastic garb for fantasy writers. Or lovely dresses for romance writer, and maybe some flowers in your hair. Mystery writers, hm, carry a magnifying glass and wear a deerstalker hat?
Seriously, though. Most of the men who write fantasy can show up in a black t-shirt and some black jeans. But what about the women, espcially older woman like me? Do you hope to see me in a cloak with, perhaps, a holstered wand or short sword? Or can I show up in my best clean jeans and a nice shirt, with a good pen.
Oh, pens, lets talk about pens! Some writers treasure their lovely fountain pens. I get mine in the school supply section of my local grocery store. I want a Pilot G-2 07. Minimal effort to push it across the paper and a nice black line.
Jewellery? My hands hurt enough without lots of rings. But I do love seeing all the sparkly stuff on my fellow authors.
What do I look like when I write? Well, I'm sitting here in my old black jeans, slightly damp sneakers from feeding the chickens on a moist Washington day, and a blue Carhartt T-shirt. No rings, no makeup. If I'm writing at night, I'll be in my PJ's and probably the short red dressing gown with the cats on it that my grand-daughter gave me.
So, does my appearnance and dress matter to you at an author's event? Let me know.
And a final reminder for local to me writers. The "Writers' Refuge" in McKenna Washington will welcome you on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 8 PM for the rest of June. Saturdays are from 11AM to 1 PM. Come in, have a cup of tea or coffee and a few cookies, say hello, chat a bit and then settle down and write in a quiet setting. Email me for address. Right next to the river park.