Waiting for the rain to fall

One of the best things about being part of Resolute Books is the camaraderie of working with others writers. We are a collective of authors with various talents who all publish under the Resolute logo.

As well as our differing experiences we write in different styles and genres.

We have only been up and running for just over a year and we already have 8 titles, crime, historical fiction, parts one and two of a Young Adult dystopian thriller, some poetry, Jane Austen inspired short stories and of course my memoir in flash.

They make a stunning display when we are selling them at events.

With Ruth Leigh, indoors at the Darsham Book Fair

We’ve done a few events now but this weekend was the first one outside at the Bury St Edmunds Makers Market.

“Let’s book a pitch in July!” said Ruth fully expecting wall to wall sunshine, the gazebo only needed for shade.

Alas the forecast was mixed, starting dry but with heavy thunderstorms expected by lunchtime.

All thoughts of wearing a floaty summer dress and looking the part of the elegant writer went out of the window as I opted for my winter sparkly jumper, skirt with sequins, accessorised with woolly tights and boots. When the sun shone, I felt over dressed but once the temperature dipped I was the only one who didn’t resort to throwing my raincoat on.

You see the expected rain never materialised. At least now where we were. I’m not sure how we missed it, some of the puddles when driving home stretched across the entire road.

All afternoon we waited and watched, checked our various weather apps, none of which seemed to get it right.

We discussed the colour of the clouds. Gun metal grey – too dark, elephant breath, silver frost, pearlescent dust, old man’s beard?

I’d fully expected the day to be a total wash out, with three ladies of a certain age wrapped up in raincoats, raindrops dripping off our noses trying to keep the stock dry. Reading books is the perfect pastime on a rainy day if you are inside, otherwise rain and paper don’t mix.

In the end the day surpassed our expectations, we sold several books and had some great conversations with those visiting the market.

With Ruth and Lesley - holding an array of cracking summer reads.

When I returned home the heavens opened and there was a terrific thunderstorm, but the sun made an appearance at the same time creating a double rainbow. I even managed to get a photo of rainbow and lightning in one shot.

Can you see the lightning? Underneath the rainbow.

It was a complete and utter fluke that I pressed the button at just the right time, but just like the British summer you have no idea what each day will bring. You might just catch the perfect moment.

So, roll on the next event, come rain or shine we will still be smiling 😊