The signing that never was...
My sincere apologies to anyone who made it over to Games Workshop Grimsby expecting to get a copy of Honourkeeper signed by yours truly.
I can assure that I was there at the agreed signing time, ready, with pen in hand, to meet folks, chat to them and sign their books.
Imagine my horror and disappointment then upon discovering that the store in question didn't actually have any of my books in stock - no Honourkeeper, not even any backlist titles.
Without going into detail, it was an odd experience for me to say the least. Needless to say, I did not stay for too long - the guys in the store were busy with gaming events and my role was fairly redundant due to the fact that they didn't have any books.
Annoyed? Yes, I certainly was, and there'll be some 'inquiries' made come Monday morning. If anyone did go to the signing and was disappointed not to get a book or have a chance to get it signed then my sincere apologies again - it's you guys I feel annoyed for. I'm probably not going to return to the store but I will try and see what else I can do to alleviate this bad situation that has arisen for some unfathomable reason (I suspect a severe break down in communication that I arrived slap-bang in the middle of). I might try and get a batch of signed books sent to the store, so at least you can purchase a signed copy if you want to. Once again, my apologies - no one is more miffed than I.
There is, however, another signing planned for next weekend at Nottingham. It's detailed in an earlier post but is set to take place at Games Workshop Nottingham at Friar Lane (that's the store in the town centre) and at Warhammer World/Bugman's Bar at Games Workshop HQ in Lenton (that's the one on the industrial estate - you can't miss it, it's down Willow Road and there's a giant Space Marine out front with a huge Imperial Eagle plastered above the door to reception; just head to the car park around the left hand side and you should see signs of Warhammer World and Bugman's).
I'm at Friar Lane at 11am-12pm and Warhammer World/Bugman's at 1.30-2.30pm.
Really hope to see you there (I promise there'll be some books too!).
I can assure that I was there at the agreed signing time, ready, with pen in hand, to meet folks, chat to them and sign their books.
Imagine my horror and disappointment then upon discovering that the store in question didn't actually have any of my books in stock - no Honourkeeper, not even any backlist titles.
Without going into detail, it was an odd experience for me to say the least. Needless to say, I did not stay for too long - the guys in the store were busy with gaming events and my role was fairly redundant due to the fact that they didn't have any books.
Annoyed? Yes, I certainly was, and there'll be some 'inquiries' made come Monday morning. If anyone did go to the signing and was disappointed not to get a book or have a chance to get it signed then my sincere apologies again - it's you guys I feel annoyed for. I'm probably not going to return to the store but I will try and see what else I can do to alleviate this bad situation that has arisen for some unfathomable reason (I suspect a severe break down in communication that I arrived slap-bang in the middle of). I might try and get a batch of signed books sent to the store, so at least you can purchase a signed copy if you want to. Once again, my apologies - no one is more miffed than I.
There is, however, another signing planned for next weekend at Nottingham. It's detailed in an earlier post but is set to take place at Games Workshop Nottingham at Friar Lane (that's the store in the town centre) and at Warhammer World/Bugman's Bar at Games Workshop HQ in Lenton (that's the one on the industrial estate - you can't miss it, it's down Willow Road and there's a giant Space Marine out front with a huge Imperial Eagle plastered above the door to reception; just head to the car park around the left hand side and you should see signs of Warhammer World and Bugman's).
I'm at Friar Lane at 11am-12pm and Warhammer World/Bugman's at 1.30-2.30pm.
Really hope to see you there (I promise there'll be some books too!).
Labels: Dwarfs, Honourkeeper
posted by Nick Kyme at
08:49
2 Comments:
Hey dude,
That must have been a major bummer. I can feel you on this one. As a person who likes things planned to almost perfection and I expect such mistakes shouldn't happen especially when usually signings are planned a month or two before the signing date.
Its ridicolous that in a country filled with GW shops that they wouldn't have spare copies of your novels in stock.
Hell if I was in your place I prolly would have demanded that someone should go to the nearest GW store and bring all their stocked Nick Kyme novels back with him.
I hope your inquires prove fruitful. I personally would like to know the outcome of how such carelessness came into being.
A BL Fan,
Sam Spiteri
Ouch! I bet the staff felt the wrath of Kyme that day!
I've noticed that a few of the stores have stocking issues with BL novels. I went to Derby to get Vampire Wars and was told I was lucky to get a copy, they don't get many copies in and they all sell out instantly.
Maybe you should be flattered? Maybe they had a run on Nick Kyme books when they heard the signing was coming?
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