Had
a long chat with Laura this morning (the wonders of Skype) about
different ways of marketing my books; particularly Amatore's
Restaurant. She wants everything to happen instantly but the internet
has so much conflicting advice it's going to take a while to wade
through it all. It's a matter of knowing who my market is and
connecting with potential readers.
Thinking
about what happened yesterday at the restaurant. Hope Philippe is
okay. I've never known him to close the place up before. I was a bit
annoyed after driving all that way and finding the entrance locked.
Don't think he wanted to see anyone but after I stood there banging
on the door for several minutes it was clear I wasn't going away. I
could see he was upset when he finally appeared.
After
I made us coffee he told me that Jose had stayed out and only turned
up about an hour ago. While wasn't the first time, he's never stayed
out the whole night before. He was supposed to start work at eight,
but when he got back, he went straight to bed and wouldn't say where
he's been. Philippe cancelled all his lunch time bookings as he was
too upset to open up. He was very apologetic about my wasted journey
and ended up paying my fee in cash from the till.
It
seems things got a bit heated. There were some broken wine glasses
and a few overturned chairs lying around. Before I left I helped
clear up I told him not to worry as it'll probably all blow over. I
feel like an Agony Aunt! I think Philippe going to have to accept
this is how it's going to be, otherwise I can see him driving Jose
away. Must remember to tell Laura all about it.
Pepin's
made friends and not barking at me any more; I guess he must be used
to me now.
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