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Book Signing's in small towns
I've had a busy week. It was my anniversary(15 years), my sons birthday and my book signing.
I didn't know what to expect when I walked into the public library. It was my first and hopefully not the last.
The ladies at the library set up a table for me and I stood up my poster, fanned out my book marks and stacked my books for people to buy if they didn't have one. I walked around for a moment and took a million deep breaths because I'm not one for public speaking or being the center of attention. But when I sat in that seat and watched as people came in, stopped and began asking me questions about my book, I quickly became relaxed.
My family came of course and stood around and talked. They wanted to support me and I love that about them. They had places they could've been but decided to sit at the library with me.
My husband, who isn't a reader, and my boys came. I noticed they were looking at books and trying to stay focused but they don't like the same things I do and I appreciate what they did for me. They Do love me.
My mom and dad came. I always said, Mom was the one who got me started in writing. She didn't mind when I was young and made up crazy stories and proceeded to act them out. She encouraged me.
My oldest sister couldn't come, she had surgery last week, breast cancer and I think of her each day.
My next oldest Sister had a camera attached to her face. She took two hundred pictures and out of those, half are great.
My sister born seven years before me, came with her daughter. She took a break from work to make an appearance. I really appreciate her. Her daughter, Victoria, is the person I wanted for my cover. She is gorgeous: long dark hair, big brown eyes and she's petite.
The library staff was great. I couldn't ask for a better group of ladies who set this up for me. So to them, Thank You!
Of all the people who came in and bought my book, I have to say one stood out more than any other. She was 14 and she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. She told me about books she had already started writing and of newspaper articles she wrote. She was thrilled to meet me and I wasn't any different than her.
If I can meet one person like her each time I set up and speak to the public, I will be thrilled. That's what it's all about. Reaching others who want to succeed.
I didn't know what to expect when I walked into the public library. It was my first and hopefully not the last.
The ladies at the library set up a table for me and I stood up my poster, fanned out my book marks and stacked my books for people to buy if they didn't have one. I walked around for a moment and took a million deep breaths because I'm not one for public speaking or being the center of attention. But when I sat in that seat and watched as people came in, stopped and began asking me questions about my book, I quickly became relaxed.
My family came of course and stood around and talked. They wanted to support me and I love that about them. They had places they could've been but decided to sit at the library with me.
My husband, who isn't a reader, and my boys came. I noticed they were looking at books and trying to stay focused but they don't like the same things I do and I appreciate what they did for me. They Do love me.
My mom and dad came. I always said, Mom was the one who got me started in writing. She didn't mind when I was young and made up crazy stories and proceeded to act them out. She encouraged me.
My oldest sister couldn't come, she had surgery last week, breast cancer and I think of her each day.
My next oldest Sister had a camera attached to her face. She took two hundred pictures and out of those, half are great.
My sister born seven years before me, came with her daughter. She took a break from work to make an appearance. I really appreciate her. Her daughter, Victoria, is the person I wanted for my cover. She is gorgeous: long dark hair, big brown eyes and she's petite.
The library staff was great. I couldn't ask for a better group of ladies who set this up for me. So to them, Thank You!
Of all the people who came in and bought my book, I have to say one stood out more than any other. She was 14 and she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. She told me about books she had already started writing and of newspaper articles she wrote. She was thrilled to meet me and I wasn't any different than her.
If I can meet one person like her each time I set up and speak to the public, I will be thrilled. That's what it's all about. Reaching others who want to succeed.
Book Signing 2
I had a wonderful time last night at my book signing. I meet a bunch of people who didn't know about the first book and fans who came to buy the second. One girl in particular inspires me more than I do her. She is a teenager who wants to become a writer one day. She has a leg up on her goal, she writes for the local newspaper and I'm very proud of her.
We talk through email and I hope one day she becomes the author she wants to be, because I think she has lots of potential and drive.
It's strange how it makes a person feel standing next to their books and people glance at you as they walk by. I'm in a library so I hate to ask them to buy my book, but I do. I ask them how they are, if they like fantasy and tell them about the series. Usually, 8 out of 10 will tell me sorry, they don't have any money. So I smile and say well they have here in the library you can check it out. They usually smile bigger than me and say, I will defiantly do that.
I understand how hard it is for most people and I don't expect everyone to buy a book but I hope they do. :)
We talk through email and I hope one day she becomes the author she wants to be, because I think she has lots of potential and drive.
It's strange how it makes a person feel standing next to their books and people glance at you as they walk by. I'm in a library so I hate to ask them to buy my book, but I do. I ask them how they are, if they like fantasy and tell them about the series. Usually, 8 out of 10 will tell me sorry, they don't have any money. So I smile and say well they have here in the library you can check it out. They usually smile bigger than me and say, I will defiantly do that.
I understand how hard it is for most people and I don't expect everyone to buy a book but I hope they do. :)
