Last Saturday's booksigning went well. There were a lot of authors there but also quite a few buyers. I think everyone managed to sell at least one book, and many sold several.
My writer friends and I got to sit together and, during the lulls, we talked about a lot of things, including writing. It was great to be with them and to laugh and talk, and sell books.
Would I do it again? Probably. We had a good time. I just wish I'd had more of my books available, but that is the problem with e-books - not available through brick-and-mortar stores, and not much to sign. But I was able to sign the anthology I did with my friends and that made the day worthwhile.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Book Signing!
Waldenbooks Lebanon Valley Mall, Lebanon, PA
20% of the proceeds to benefit the Lebanon Library.
SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH MULTI-AUTHOR BOOKSIGNING
10-11 a.m. discussion panel on how to become an author with a publishing contract with Megan Hart, Savannah Russe, Jeri Smith-Ready, Mindy Klasky and Maria V. Snyder
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Author Signings
Angela Ginnetto Romance
Vicky Burkholder Romance
Arthur Ford Fiction
Victoria Smith Romance
T.K. Marion Civil War
Natalie Damschroder Erotic Romance
Brian Keene Horror
Savannah Russe paranormal Romance
Byron N. Morrison Fantasy
Sandy Asher Children 11-2 only
Charlene Haines young adult
Kelly Ann Butterbaugh children’s history
Doris Washington poetry
Robert Vogel Fiction
Dr. Dewey Shaak Memoir
Richard Curtin Military fiction
Dr. Laszlo Geder Memoir
Mindy Klasky Fiction
Frank Bittinger Horror
J.F. Gonzalez Horror
Maria V. Snyder Fantasy
Misty Simon Romance
Joan Landis Self Help
Megan Hart Erotic Romance til 12
Lucy Finn Romance
Andy Pete Fantasy
David Boyle Horror
Jeri Smith-Ready Fantasy
Diane Troup Autobiography
List subject to change without notice
Raffles to be held throughout the day for items donated by various merchants in the mall.
Other items to be raffled are: Gift basket from Megan Hart
U.K. signed versions of Maria V. Snyder’s Study series
20% of the proceeds to benefit the Lebanon Library.
SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH MULTI-AUTHOR BOOKSIGNING
10-11 a.m. discussion panel on how to become an author with a publishing contract with Megan Hart, Savannah Russe, Jeri Smith-Ready, Mindy Klasky and Maria V. Snyder
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Author Signings
Angela Ginnetto Romance
Vicky Burkholder Romance
Arthur Ford Fiction
Victoria Smith Romance
T.K. Marion Civil War
Natalie Damschroder Erotic Romance
Brian Keene Horror
Savannah Russe paranormal Romance
Byron N. Morrison Fantasy
Sandy Asher Children 11-2 only
Charlene Haines young adult
Kelly Ann Butterbaugh children’s history
Doris Washington poetry
Robert Vogel Fiction
Dr. Dewey Shaak Memoir
Richard Curtin Military fiction
Dr. Laszlo Geder Memoir
Mindy Klasky Fiction
Frank Bittinger Horror
J.F. Gonzalez Horror
Maria V. Snyder Fantasy
Misty Simon Romance
Joan Landis Self Help
Megan Hart Erotic Romance til 12
Lucy Finn Romance
Andy Pete Fantasy
David Boyle Horror
Jeri Smith-Ready Fantasy
Diane Troup Autobiography
List subject to change without notice
Raffles to be held throughout the day for items donated by various merchants in the mall.
Other items to be raffled are: Gift basket from Megan Hart
U.K. signed versions of Maria V. Snyder’s Study series
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
To Be Read
I work at a small new & used bookstore. Last Saturday, in preparation for putting in new shelving, my boss was weeding one section and I was helping. As she went through, she got rid of nearly a hundred books that were not selling. I was the lucky recipient as I plan on donating them to my local writer's group.
Since I had a little free time yesterday, I decided to go through the books. They are historical romances, a genre I used to read - make that, devour - on a regular basis. It was not unusual for me to have three or four going at the same time in various spots in the house and I read those three or four in less than a week or two. But as I sat there going through them, I realized how much my tastes have changed over the years as not a single one of them tempted me beyond reading the back blurb. No longer do I drool over whether the dark duke gets his just desserts and the young, innocent femme fatale meets her true love.
Have I lost my taste for romance? Nope. Not a bit. But I have lost my taste for wimpy heroines who can't exist without a man at their side. These days, I prefer a strong woman who can take care of herself - the man who she ends up with sees her as a partner, to be cherished, but to also work with her, not dictate to her. And I realize many of those historicals do this today, but I also find I am more drawn to the paranormal, the futuristic, the fantastic and the suspenseful.
Maybe it's because my mundane world is just too...mundane. Maybe it's because escaping to the fantastical is a way of escaping reality and I know that historically, reality wasn't much better than it is now. Maybe it's just because my tastes have changed over the years and I need something different. I will always love the historicals I have read over the years, but now, I need more.
And more I have. In a flurry of life imitating work, I went through my own shelves and did some weeding. And have more to do. But I also found that I have over 300 books on my "to be read" pile - make that shelves. Because the ones to be read now take up more room than the ones I have read and kept.
And yet, I keep getting more. Because, after all, what is life without a good book to read?
Since I had a little free time yesterday, I decided to go through the books. They are historical romances, a genre I used to read - make that, devour - on a regular basis. It was not unusual for me to have three or four going at the same time in various spots in the house and I read those three or four in less than a week or two. But as I sat there going through them, I realized how much my tastes have changed over the years as not a single one of them tempted me beyond reading the back blurb. No longer do I drool over whether the dark duke gets his just desserts and the young, innocent femme fatale meets her true love.
Have I lost my taste for romance? Nope. Not a bit. But I have lost my taste for wimpy heroines who can't exist without a man at their side. These days, I prefer a strong woman who can take care of herself - the man who she ends up with sees her as a partner, to be cherished, but to also work with her, not dictate to her. And I realize many of those historicals do this today, but I also find I am more drawn to the paranormal, the futuristic, the fantastic and the suspenseful.
Maybe it's because my mundane world is just too...mundane. Maybe it's because escaping to the fantastical is a way of escaping reality and I know that historically, reality wasn't much better than it is now. Maybe it's just because my tastes have changed over the years and I need something different. I will always love the historicals I have read over the years, but now, I need more.
And more I have. In a flurry of life imitating work, I went through my own shelves and did some weeding. And have more to do. But I also found that I have over 300 books on my "to be read" pile - make that shelves. Because the ones to be read now take up more room than the ones I have read and kept.
And yet, I keep getting more. Because, after all, what is life without a good book to read?
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