Pre-Emptive Booksignings, and Other Life Surprises
Next week is Cascade Writers. At this point I'm most nervous about flying by myself and navigating the airports, and yeah, I may have just spent 30 minutes browsing the restaurant selection at Portland Airport. (Speaking of which, I'm amazed at how many of these restaurants still don't have websites. Hello! Don't they realize obsessive-compulsive diners like me need to plan these things?!)
There are some things on my mind regarding the workshop, though. I've written up probably 200ish critiques for people online, but this will be my first time offering such criticism face to face. That's most definitely intimidating, and requires tact and a balance of criticism and support. At least, I hope what I have prepared is balanced.
There are going to be some amazingly cool writers there, like Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, Mark Teppo, and K.C. Ball. I've been a fan of Ken Scholes for a few years and have the currently-released books in his Psalms of Isaak series. The thing is, the second and third books were Advanced Reader Copies. I love ARCs and still find them cool in an early Christmas kind of way; however, I know some authors hate them. I figured that since these books are keepers for me, I should just upgrade my copies to have them signed. I was pleased to see that Amazon had them in hardcover at bargain prices, so I ordered.
To my shock, the third book, Antiphon, arrived already signed by Ken Scholes. Right there on the title page. The book looks brand new. My only guess is that he signed them at a warehouse or something.
So yeah. The book I bought to take to a booksigning is already signed. However, I'll still be bringing them along to the workshop to have them personalized, and I intend to ask about his mysterious, wandering signature.
Have you ever bought a book online and had it arrive already signed by the author?
There are some things on my mind regarding the workshop, though. I've written up probably 200ish critiques for people online, but this will be my first time offering such criticism face to face. That's most definitely intimidating, and requires tact and a balance of criticism and support. At least, I hope what I have prepared is balanced.
There are going to be some amazingly cool writers there, like Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, Mark Teppo, and K.C. Ball. I've been a fan of Ken Scholes for a few years and have the currently-released books in his Psalms of Isaak series. The thing is, the second and third books were Advanced Reader Copies. I love ARCs and still find them cool in an early Christmas kind of way; however, I know some authors hate them. I figured that since these books are keepers for me, I should just upgrade my copies to have them signed. I was pleased to see that Amazon had them in hardcover at bargain prices, so I ordered.
To my shock, the third book, Antiphon, arrived already signed by Ken Scholes. Right there on the title page. The book looks brand new. My only guess is that he signed them at a warehouse or something.
So yeah. The book I bought to take to a booksigning is already signed. However, I'll still be bringing them along to the workshop to have them personalized, and I intend to ask about his mysterious, wandering signature.
Have you ever bought a book online and had it arrive already signed by the author?
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