We had a really tough weekend at the Dede household with lots of crying and desperation. Devil was frustrated. His “Freeday” didn’t turn out as he expected. One of the Instagram readers suspected that it is just another devilish ruse and who knows how much you really have pay for it in the end. The reader made a good point. Devil has no idea how other people perceive him. Of course, he thinks he is the nicest Dede on the planet. We won’t burst his bubble, but it does explain why his generous offer wasn’t taken up in droves. He has kindly extended the offer until the 5th of June 2016. And no, it isn’t a devilish ruse. The book really is free (go to Smashwords.com and enter the code VV39S before you check out to get your free copy).
One of our followers, Jessie Martinovic in Australia, downloaded the book and sent us a wonderful message (see comment in the previous post). Thank you so much Jessie for this amazing feedback, it made my day. Unfortunately it was too late to lift Devil’s spirits. You know how it is, once you are in this downward spiral, you go down, down, down until you hit the ground. So Mouse and Devil, who are usually an excellent team, sat down together and cried their little hearts out. Each of them tried to outdo the other as to who is the poorer puppet. In the end Mouse pointed out that it is dire for them all as I have set up another instagram account called beyond_the_dedes. I won’t tell you what Devil called me on instagram, but I can assure you, he wasn’t the nicest puppet on the planet then :)) I knew very well they won’t like it. They really want to have my full attention. But I can’t help it, I do other stuff as well! At least now we have proper separation.
Yesterday, the benevolent King had enough of their antics. He looked at the sorry pair and remarked that it doesn’t help anyone when they drown themselves in a sea of snot-drenched hankies. That made them think and when Chambermaid came along this morning to clean up their mess, they listened to her suggestion.
Once she had picked up all the hankies, Chambermaid dragged a big piece of fabric into the room and suggested they should make a theatre curtain from the material and run another Super Dede Competition. The 2016 version. Devil wasn’t entirely convinced. He knows how much work it is and they would also need support from the readers to make it work. But don’t forget, a minute earlier he was still very depressed, and just putting the idea to the readers is something of a victory for Chambermaid. She of course dreams of becoming a contestant and that could mean “good bye snotty hankies for ever!”
Mouse doesn’t have an opinion. As usual, she just wants to be busy. Faster than you can say boo she got her clipboard out to make notes about how the whole thing could work across two platforms: Instagram and the blog.
So what do you think?
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Smashwords don’t make it easy to purchase as a visitor, and I don’t like the idea of receiving lots of spam email from them which is what I seem to be signing up for. However, I have done so, and look forward to enjoying the ebook. No doubt i can unsubscribe in due course, so all good. Well done on publishing this online.
Oh sorry, Toni. (I haven’t written to you for a long time and forgotten if your name with an i or y?)
I didn’t know that it is that diffcult. It’s a first for me :) Thank you so much for downloading it and all the support you have given us over the years! I hope you will be a regular contributor to the upcoming Super Dede Competition 2016. I am so looking forward to it :)
Thanks for the mention!
Instagram is tricky, it made me feel as if I was swallowed whole by a force unbeknown to me. It was as though, I couldnt help but get addicted and scroll and post and scroll and post. You must seem to have a nice balance within yourself, that is strong enough not to get persudaded by social media antics.
AS with the book, I hope it goes well. And the Dede’s can brighten up a little :)
I struggle with the opposite, I basically must force myself to go on social media, not to appear anti social :). I get anxieties when I see how many talented people there are. I find I can cope with instagram as it is visual, but don’t talk to me about facebook. That definitely is my enemy :).
For the new Super Dede Competition I will synchronise the blog and Instagram. Instagram will be the news update and the blog will report the background.
I hope it will work and you will participate :)
Oh perfect. Yes, I will definitely participate.