Sarah McCoy
Dear Dominique,
Congrats on being a new author--welcome to our tribe of bondsmen to the written word!
To answer your question. I adhere to the advice given to me by author friend Chris Bohjalian. I do three weeks of back-to-back cities during the initial release of one of my books. So... I fly to various locations to do a signing event every day (sometimes two a day) for about 21 days. Then I take a break and re-connect with readers on social media. I've found it's very difficult to be present online AND do in-person events. This is the best personal balance I've found. I do local (within driving distance) events for a couple months after that and then fly to the various book festivals across the country in the fall. How many signings does that up to in a year? Shoot... I never stopped to count! If any organization/bookstore/library extends the gracious invitation to host me for an event and my schedule permits, I alway say Yes.
Hope this helps and again, many congrats on your writing!
Sarah
Congrats on being a new author--welcome to our tribe of bondsmen to the written word!
To answer your question. I adhere to the advice given to me by author friend Chris Bohjalian. I do three weeks of back-to-back cities during the initial release of one of my books. So... I fly to various locations to do a signing event every day (sometimes two a day) for about 21 days. Then I take a break and re-connect with readers on social media. I've found it's very difficult to be present online AND do in-person events. This is the best personal balance I've found. I do local (within driving distance) events for a couple months after that and then fly to the various book festivals across the country in the fall. How many signings does that up to in a year? Shoot... I never stopped to count! If any organization/bookstore/library extends the gracious invitation to host me for an event and my schedule permits, I alway say Yes.
Hope this helps and again, many congrats on your writing!
Sarah
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In your book, The Mapmaker's Children, an old doll plays an important role both in the 1860s and the present. What other signs, symbols, and secret codes did you uncover in your research that allowed the stations on the Underground Railroad to communicate with each other and the slaves escaping to freedom?
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