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Janene
(last edited May 17, 2014 12:30AM)
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May 17, 2014 12:27AM
I'm having my first book launch in ten days and have been wondering what to write apart from "To [name] with best wishes from [my name]" if people want their copy signed. The book is about home-based palliative care - looking after someone you love who has a terminal illness. I am keen to hear other people's opinions about a couple of possibilities. Do you think "Live well; die well" would be a good choice of tagline, or dreadful? How about: "Best wishes for a good life and a good death". Appropriate, or trite?
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I ALWAYS create a relevant one-sentence greeting for each book. Our latest is called THE MEMORY KEEPER, so my dedication is: "Treasure your memories." For friends, I add: "and thank you for the ones we share." In your case, you might want to consider something about treasuring every moment. I like the first of your selections, but not the second so much. Just my 2-cents worth.
Difficult isn't it? Personally I would not like either tag and think, in the case of your particular topic, that a straight "To [name] with best wishes from [my name] is probably safer. Or 'Thank you,' and signature.
Janene, That's a tough one. You might be selling to caregivers, so you don't (yet) want to wish them a good death. Maybe "Warm wishes" is less generic....
Lorna,
My book is about preserving memories, so I love your ideas. Thanks so much.
My husband guffawed when I ran the suggestions past him. It's a taboo thing, I think. I didn't anticipate that anyone whose book I wrote in would be on the verge of expiring. The wishes were for some point in the future.
Stay with something kind and appreciative, rather than a literal reference to the book. After all, you don't want to come across as ghoulish. And you may someday write another book on a different topic and so don't want to be associated with only a death theme. Try for "Best wishes" or similar.
Oh, my. Something I never even considered—how to sign books.Thanks for the reminder. Excellent suggestions from everyone.
