Shana Gorian
Shana Gorian asked James Minter:

Hi James, May I ask how you build excitement at school and library visits for readers who may be new to your books? Also, how do you usually r'un your show'? ie. Do you read a portion of a book and take questions, play games, speak about writing, etc.?

James Minter Shana, I've been very remiss in not answering the question you posed about school visits. At present I've done plenty of adult presentations (I also right humour for teh inner child in all of us) but I've not started standing up in front of 30+ 8 year olds - horror! There are 3 UK authors ho do regular school visits and I'm trawling their blogs for hints, tips and general advice. Having been a teacher of 16+ kids I know its so easy to over prepare, and practice/experience will let me hone my performance but until that time, I'm not really sure what I doing. My kids books have been recorded as audio books and my narrator has done a fantastic job. If all else fails I turn on hte recording - with 8 books in the series and each about 1h 15 minutes long - I'll be able to entertain a group from breakfast to supper time - LOL
Apologies again for not answering sooner - been too busy enjoying the summer!

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