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A story to be told

Dorothy tried to settle her mind as she sat at her desk, looking out across her garden. She turned to her phone and dialled Anne, her publisist. The voice on the other side always made her smile and she poured her feelings of anxiety out. Anne was the type of person who did not rattle easily and quickly assured her that she had lined up someone to assist them with the production of her book. But Anne sensed the nervousness in Dorothy’s voice. She also understood where it was coming from and how important this project was to Dorothy. Especially knowing what was at the heart of it, an ode to her late farther.

Dorothy had taken over three years to write the book with a few special trips back to the place of its origin. One special trip was with a close friend who photographed their travels in and around Lebanon. Capturing moments that spoke deep to her heart. Moments she layed out across the pages with her words and Roy’s photographs.

Now it was time for Dorothy to hand over the control to someone she had never met. Who was this person? Anne felt she was loosing Dorothy and said, “lets go meet him! In fact he is insisting we go meet him tomorrow!

Anne chuckled to herself seeing how nervous Dorothy was. She had grown used to holding her hand through each and every process of the publishing journey. Dorothy was a first time author and what she had written was a masterpiece of menus described in such a way that took the reader on a taste adventure. Not just down the road to the farmers market but to a place so different and vibrant that only the best printer would do. She knew Simon would be the right person for the job.

As Dorothy climbed out the car she was welcomed by his huge smile and his arms seemed to wrap around her like a warm blanket. But there was something different about him, and throughout the tour of the plant she could not put her finger on it. Soon an hour had gone by and her nervousness had turned into the biggest smile on her face. Dorothy was so excited she could hardly wait to get the artwork through to the printers so they could get started.

She had heard horror stories about projects just like hers going completely wrong. But Simon had put to rest all her fears. As the book went into production she was invited back to the plant to see the first sheets of paper come off the press. Pure delight was all she could say and came back home and told her husband all about it.

Two weeks later Anne was at her door with Simon and they handed Dorothy a parcel. She teared up knowing what was inside. Her hands began to shake, her heart began to thump in her chest as she unwrapped the package. From the wrapping paper her book emerged in all its cover to cover glory and that’s when she figured out what Simon was all about. He was telling her a story the whole time. Her very own story about herself and what she had accomplished.

Sometimes a story goes further than trying to sell facts.

This STORY was written by your local PRINT EXPERT “I want tell your story!”

  • Christian Jaggers
    SHUMANI RSA
    SALES “story” EXECUTIVE
  • CONTACT DETAILS
    christian@shumanirsa.co.za
    083 383 8830 / 021 951 6391
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