It was my nameday yesterday and I had a lovely gift. You may remember how Patakis, a Greek publisher, has bought the rights to three of my children’s books. The first one, Valiant Smile, is now available in bookstores and I was tickled pink to see it on the shelf.
The book has already been translated into English, so I hope to publish it in time for Christmas. Many thanks to everyone who has helped with this and to you for sharing this journey with me!
At the Patakis bookstore, holding the book in my hands for the first time
Valiant Smile at the Patakis bookstore display
Valiant Smile featured at the Patakis’ publishing entrance!
At the Patakis bookstore new releases section
Nicholas C. Rossis 
Συγχαρητήρια! Congrats!
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Thank you, buddy 🙂
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CONGRATULATIONS, Nicholas 😀
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Thank you so much, Chris! Even though I’ve published so many books, this one felt different. I’m not sure if it’s because it was closer to home or because of the publisher (who’s the biggest one in Greece) but it made me giddy 🙂
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Nicholas, that’s fantastic! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Harmony! It really brought a smile to my face 🙂
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Congratulations!
There’s nothing quite like seeing your precious book on the physical shelves of a bookstore, is there?
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Funny you should mention that. Even though I’ve seen my books in bookstores before, this one was different–more real, somehow 🙂
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My best moment was seeing my horse training books on the shelves at an symposium on International Dressage in Holland. I just had to tell the vendor I was the author!
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Yay!!! That must have been awesome 😀
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Kudos to you, Nicholas! That’s great news.
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Thank you so much, Staci 😀
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Congratulations. Must be a great feeling.
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It was! Thank you 😀
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Happy “Nameday.” (great pictures by the way)
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Yay! Thank you so much, Joyce 😀
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Nicholas, when you come to the U.S.A. and visit Las Vegas, Nevada I will have you as a guest on the radio talk show Aspects of Writing that I co-host. You can check the broadcasts on AspectsofWriting.com
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Woot–I’d love that! Thank you 😀
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We could also do a remote broadcast
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Happy to do that, too! You may have noticed how I’ve done plenty of those 🙂
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Polla sinharitiria! kai… se perissotera vivlia!
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Euxaristw, euxaristw 😀
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Congrats, Nicholas! That is so exciting to see your books there! 😆
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It really is! Thank you, Janice 😀
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