{"id":1497,"date":"2010-09-17T14:34:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T20:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2010-09-17T14:34:23","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T20:34:23","slug":"the-clockwork-three-launch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=1497","title":{"rendered":"The Clockwork Three &#8211; Launch Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just received something amazing in the mail from Lisa, my editor.\u00a0 It&#8217;s this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_8360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1498\" title=\"The Clockwork Three - hardcover\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_8360-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_8360-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_8360-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I cannot tell you how satisfying and surreal it is to hold that in my hands.\u00a0 Years of hard work, rejection, more hard work, more rejection, finally culminating in this.\u00a0 A book.\u00a0 That I wrote.\u00a0 For all the writers out there with dreams of being published, keep at it.\u00a0 It will happen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The Clockwork Three <\/em>will officially be in bookstores October 1st, though you might see it a little earlier.\u00a0 In fact, I&#8217;m holding a launch party the night before to celebrate the event.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be speaking, giving a short reading, answering questions, and then signing books.\u00a0 It will be held at the fabulous <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingsenglish.com\/event\/matthew-kirby-and-clockwork-three\" target=\"_blank\">King&#8217;s English Bookshop<\/a><\/span> in Salt Lake City, and all are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here&#8217;s a recap of the details:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> September 30, 2010<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> The King&#8217;s English Bookshop (1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I hope to see everyone there!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just received something amazing in the mail from Lisa, my editor.\u00a0 It&#8217;s this:<\/p>\n<p>I cannot tell you how satisfying and surreal it is to hold that in my hands.\u00a0 Years of hard work, rejection, more hard work, more rejection, finally culminating in this.\u00a0 A book.\u00a0 That I wrote.\u00a0 For all the writers out there with 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