Chapter 3 ✒ Video

[writeswrongs]

[Castle's got a look on his face like the cat who ate the canary. This is never good.]

So when I heard about the upcoming Traveler Fest, I knew that I had to offer my talents in some way. I'm pleased to announce that during the Fest, I will be doing a live reading from my latest work Heat Rises, the third book in my wildly successful Nikki Heat series. Nikki Heat, of course, is based on someone we all know and love...

[He smirks because he knows Kate is going to kill him. And no, he's not sorry.]

Additionally, I'll be signing copies of my books after the reading, which will be available for purchase. I'm planning on donating a portion of the proceeds to the Forensics Unit, so that they can continue their efforts to make Asgard a safer place for us all.

Long story short: my rich baritone voice reading an excerpt from a bestselling mystery novel, which also happens to have been written by me. Traveler Fest. Be there.

[Yes, Castle thinks this is important enough to make an announcement about and he's incredibly happy with his decision to participate in Traveler Fest. He hopes that by giving a pre-annoucement about it, it will help to draw a crowd to his stall.]

[private to Beckett]

So. How about that date?

Comments

[superfiber]

[Pinged.]

An author, hm? You pretty rather sure of yourself.

[writeswrongs]

Ten of my last novels have reached number one on the New York Times Bestseller List.

[So yes. Very sure of himself.]

[superfiber]

Never heard of that. Is it supposed to be important?

[Perma Audio]

[burntviolet]

[ Whoa wait... ]

You're the author of that series? [ Being the massive book reader she is, she's weirdly surprised to have actually an author here in Asgard. ]

[Perma Audio]

[writeswrongs]

Yes, I am. You've read them, I take it?

[burntviolet]

I did, and enjoyed them rather much. If you intend to do a live reading of it for the festival, I'll definitely put you on a spot.

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

You're an author, Castle-san?

[video]

[writeswrongs]

Yes, I am. A bestselling mystery author.

[That's his real job. Following Beckett around he technically does for free.]

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

That explains a lot.

My father's a best-selling mystery author too.

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[highstakesgame]

A mystery novel, you say?

[It's research for her gameboards. Ttly]

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[writeswrongs]

Yes. Do you like mystery novels?

Re: video

[highstakesgame]

I much prefer fantasy! But I cannot deny a certain attachment to the genre, either!

[thawing]

That's a horrible last name.

[Hi, Castle.]

[writeswrongs]

Beckett thought so too.

[Hi, Lisbeth]

[thawing]

She knows what she's talking about obviously.

[seventeenpills]

I really like mystery novels, and the idea of donating some of the proceeds to the forensics unit is great. How many different books will you have on sale?

[writeswrongs]

I guess it will depend on the stock, since I can't exactly order books here. I'm hoping to have my Nikki Heat series and my Derek Storm series for sale.

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[extraordinarymuse]

[because oh ho ho is she mad at you. Man is she mad at you.]

You're not serious. Tell me you're not serious.

[Yeah you're going to have to calm her down a bit before she starts talking about that date there, Castle.]

[text]

[writeswrongs]

About the date? Of course I am.

[Yeah he's going to play dumb for a minute.]

[text]

[extraordinarymuse]

You know that's not what I'm talking about.

[formercheerio]

What about the other two books?

[writeswrongs]

What about 'em? They'll be available for purchase as well.

[formercheerio]

I just meant that hearing you read from the new book won't mean much if you haven't read the others. [ Which she hasn't, but point number two: ] How much?

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[corona]

[ Oh Castle Papa. It really speaks to your personality that this isn't even the slightest bit surprising to her. ]

That's a good title. A clever title. But I've never heard of people reading books out loud for entertainment. What's the point?

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[writeswrongs]

[Rapunzel! He's missed you.]

Two-fold. One, readings are often dramatic and can sometimes be performed almost like a monologue. Two, you pick the selection carefully, as it's supposed to generate interest in the book. People want to know what happens next, so they buy they book.