Instead, I will keep it on my shelf. A high shelf out of reach of my three-year-old's hands. Maybe, even hidden, where my wife couldn't accidentally bend a corner or crease a page.
Better yet, I'm going to dip my ARC in bronze or gold. Any one of the precious metals.. doesn't matter which one as long as its shiny.
Perhaps a museum would be interested in storing it behind bullet-proof glass. Does the Smithsonian have middle reader fiction within its marble walls? Maybe not.
ARC... no, I will call mine a AFC. Advanced Framing Copy.
Congratulations on the first ARC!!!! How exciting is that? I'd probably do the same thing if I ever had an ARC of a book I'd written.
ReplyDeleteI'd put mine in a glass case and gaze at it lovingly. An ARC of mine, I mean! ...Or I'd carry it everywhere and show it to every single person. While paying for my bill at the local Mexican place, "Would you like to see my book?"
ReplyDeleteThe cat on the cover looks like mine. And is that a blue jay? Cool!