Blog | Alison Morton Author

A box of books - INCEPTIO arrives

Today, twenty minutes after I had finished a lunch with an amusing, gregarious and fun group of women from the local area, a white van drew up outside our gate. A man in a red fleece with yellow logo opened the back doors. What was it? It couldn’t be the delivery I was longing for? No, that was due Saturday or Monday at the earliest. Then I saw the box in his hands. I flew down the path, tore open the gate. The box label said from DHL. Juno, it was the books!

Support stuff - and we're not talking corsets

These lovely cards and bookmarks have arrived and the eagle still looks stunning.

My box of books will be here next week. I am going to weep with excitement.

What have the Romans ever done for us?

One of my dear friends, the British Airways first officer who helped me with the complex flight regulations over Washington DC, sadly cannot make it to the launch event at Waterstones Tunbridge Wells on 12 March, but says he’s looking forward to reading INCEPTIO.

He quipped at the end of his email: “So just what exactly did the Romans ever do for us?”

Here’s the answer (familiar to many, but still hilarious):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso

Official launch!

An announcement:
1 March – Publication day of paperback and ebook of INCEPTIO (34 days to go)

12 March – OFFICIAL LAUNCH at Waterstones Tunbridge Wells at 7pm: ‘An Evening with Alison Morton’ where I’ll give a talk and read from INCEPTIO. The Mayor of Tubridge Wells, Sue Cook, writer and broadcaster, will be there plus other notables and there’ll be free bubbly! I would love you all to come.

Tickets are £3.00 each ahead of the evening; you can buy them direct from the Tunbridge Wells shop or by phone on 0843 290 8658. The ticket is redeemable against the price of the book on the night. And I’ll sign your book as well!

I would love to see you there and thank you for your support on my writing journey.

Know thyself

At the moment, I’m completing notes about my book, my writing journey, the world of Roma Nova and myself in the PR work prior to book launch. Some of the questions and topics are straightforward – I could bore for Europe on Roma Nova – but some are quite complex, even personal.

It’s a long time since I had to draft a CV or a biography but answering these questions has made me examine my work and other achievements, my ambitions, and the influences on my life in some detail. Thankfully, I haven’t found anything lurking in a dark corner. My brain and my memory have been put through their paces. And like the satisfaction after a session of exercise, I feel better for it.

Perhaps everybody should have a refresher about themselves every so often?