Reader Dinners
My reader dinners have been the best thing I've done in terms of career in years. I LOVE meeting with my readers and having a chance to sit down and just relax and talk over a good meal. It's so hard to talk in a bookstore setting and more and more bookstores are cutting back on signings and formal events that hosting my own reader events has made me really enjoy my career more than I ever have. In stores there is a bit of a pressure to perform–how many people will come? How many books will be sold? How will the bookseller feel if the numbers aren't what they hope them to be? But with my dinners, I know ahead of time how many are coming and we have reservations and drinks and fun goodie bags and I love these laid back fun girl events. They're like parties with my girl friends and I always leave sooooo grateful to have my readers who have become my friends.
Allie Smith's bookclub in Cumming, GA
In the next week I'll be sharing more photos from my trip to the East and Southeast and here are two to get us started. Both of the pictures are from the book club I attended in Cumming, Georgia last Friday night. Allie Smith invited me ages ago and once I knew I'd be heading to Kentucky I shot her an email and voila! We were able to put together a great girls night out at Buckhead Pizza. As you can see from the group shot above, it was a fantastic turnout of fantastic women and my only regret is that I couldn't have spent another couple hours with them instead of rushing to the airport to fly to Lexington.
While I was playing in Georgia, Kentucky and New Jersey, what were you doing? Have you begun your Christmas shopping? Are your plans for Thanksgiving all set? Fill me in and you could win one of my 2 mystery packages packed full of really cool stuff like books, a gift card and lots, lots more. The contest is a shortie–it runs through Thursday night and I'll announce the 2 winners Friday morning.
And while I'm really glad to be home with all my boys (Surfer Ty is here right now, too) I do miss those amazing women I spent the last four days with. I can't mention everyone here (after all, I had dinners with 79 of you!) I am so grateful you took time to join me, chat books and life, and meet each other. There's a reason I'm successful….it's called YOU.
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