You all
know that I had a big book-signing venture on 11.11.11. Despite the rainy weather, my golf friends
and neighbors came to my Writing and Art event…and I sold 40 books. I was pleased with the event and want to
recreate it (without the rain) next year.
Book
signing is more difficult than I thought.
I’m trying to make conversation with the book buyer and attempting to
write something special on the title page at the same time. What’s more, I’m hoping I spell all the words
(especially the name of the buyer!) correctly and use fairly legible handwriting. Most important, I want to personalize my
comment. Is this all too much to attempt
at a book signing? Should I write a
boilerplate comment?
I’m dying
to know how you all handle book signings.
To start off the conversation, I’ll give you one ‘signature’ I’ve been
using in hopes you’ll share one of yours.
____________(name
goes here)
I hope
this thriller keeps you up all night…in a good way! Happy reading, Rolynn
12 comments:
Rolynn, congratulations on your very successful booksigning. My debut book was e-published, so I signed post cards at my launch party.
For Tempting Adam I wrote ____(name), Be tempted by Adam and Yvette. Jill James.
Great idea, Jill. Maybe I should use the the term "Last Resort" somewhere in my signed phrase! Now, why didn't I think of that?
So glad you had so many people show up at your book signing, Rolynn. I haven't sold yet, but did run a fan club for a country singing artist. If you have someone with you, have them move down the line with a sticky note pad. Have them ask each person how to spell their name and then stick it on whatever page you sign. It saves a lot of time and you will have the name in front of you and not misspell it. :)
Great idea, Paisley. Takes me off the hook, trying to listen to how they spell their name. One thing I did do (that actually worked) was ask the person buying the book for a Christmas present... something about the reading habits of the reader so I could tie that trait in on my message. I was truly in 'seat of the pants' mode...hope I do better next time!
Great idea, Paisley. Takes me off the hook, trying to listen to how they spell their name. One thing I did do (that actually worked) was ask the person buying the book for a Christmas present... something about the reading habits of the reader so I could tie that trait in on my message. I was truly in 'seat of the pants' mode...hope I do better next time!
Rolynn, congratulations on your first book signing. What an exciting moment in your writing career. May you have many more!
Rolynn, congratulations. It sounds like you handled it all superbly. I am taking notes for when I might ever have a booksigning. ( : Being brilliant and witty right off the cuff, just doesn't work well for me. LOL!
I hear you, Gabriella. I get rattled with all the pressure...on one occasion a person gave me the correct spelling of an odd first name and I proceeded to spell in incorrectly anyway. I had to ditch the book and start over. $14 down the drain! Sigh
Sheila, thanks for your enthusiasm. I realize the tough part (for me) is waiting to hear whether or not my friends and neighbors enjoyed my book...enough to buy the next one :-)
Rolyn, selling forty books is a very successful booksigning. I never reached that number.
Rolynn,
Wow, that's a lot of books you sold a the booksighing. Major congrats.
Thanks, Josie and Mona. Since it's my first, I have no way of knowing if that's a good number. Now I can relax and feel positive about planning an event for next year. Dare I goal-set for 60 (if it doesn't rain, that is)?
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