Terry Prone: Thoughts and prayers for writers navigating their book launch
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This is book launch season. From the beginning of October, every week, in some bookshop, a book is launched, with the writer hoping it will help get it on people’s Christmas gift list. Roughly one in four books published in any given year is sold in the run-up to Christmas.
!['When a populous queue forms, the writer is grateful and guilty in equal measure, because they know all the people coming to have books signed so they worry about friends feeling pressured to buy one.' Terry Prone signing copies of 'Caution to the Wind' at Dubray Books. Picture: Arthur Carron 'When a populous queue forms, the writer is grateful and guilty in equal measure, because they know all the people coming to have books signed so they worry about friends feeling pressured to buy one.' Terry Prone signing copies of 'Caution to the Wind' at Dubray Books. Picture: Arthur Carron](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7646/3823048_11_articleinline_Terry_20Prone_20006_1_.jpg)
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![Terry Prone with Tánaiste Micheál Martin at the launch of her memoirs at Dubray Books in Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carron Terry Prone with Tánaiste Micheál Martin at the launch of her memoirs at Dubray Books in Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carron](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7646/3823063_9_articleinline_Terry_20Prone_20005_1_.jpg)
![Terry Prone with Frances Fitzgerald at the launch of her memoirs, 'Caution to the Wind', at Dubray Books on Grafton St, Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carron Terry Prone with Frances Fitzgerald at the launch of her memoirs, 'Caution to the Wind', at Dubray Books on Grafton St, Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carron](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7646/3823054_10_articleinline_Terry_20Prone_20003_1_.jpg)
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![Louise Duffy at the launch Terry Prone's memoir, 'Caution to the Wind' at Dubray Books on Grafton St in Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carron Louise Duffy at the launch Terry Prone's memoir, 'Caution to the Wind' at Dubray Books on Grafton St in Dublin. Picture: Arthur Carron](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7646/3823093_4_articleinline_Terry_20Prone_20004_1_.jpg)