Booksigning have changed, and I'll tell you why. Happy Monday from Gail Gaymer Maritn @ www.gailgaymermartin.com
When I first became published, I would jump hoops for opportunities to do book
signings. Some were very successful and others were not, but meeting readers and
getting to know the booksellers made it a worthwhile experience.
But times have changed, bookstores have closed, and they
are no longer as eager to have local authors do signings in their stores. I
decided not to jump hoops as I was willing to do years earlier, but I did decide
that some opportunities would still be worth while.
One in particular has become a yearly event that I will
move the moon to be part of it. The event is Writers On The River, a book fair
in Monroe, MI. Since it is close to Ohio too, I have a wonderful fan base in
that area as well and have enjoyed the signings at the Monroe County Public
Library. They invite thirty to forty novelists to participate. Many of these
writers are self-published local writers who have written books relating to the
area, but some, like me, have publishers who distribute our novels all over the
country and even internationally.
Recently I was invited to attend a four novelist signing at an
independent book store called Blue Frog Books. I had to drive over an hour, but
I accepted since I knew the other three Michigan authors and I love to support
independent booksellers. I enjoyed the event and was pleased to have
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friends show up as well as regular customers to buy our books. I will do this
again, especially when independent book store owners invite me to participate.
They do great promotion and appreciate the novelist participating in their
event.
The main book I promoted at the last signing is my recent
release,
Treasures Of Her Heart, a romance mystery, available in both trade book
and ebook.
What's It About?
Nikki Townley a fashion-buyer, looking for a life with deeper meaning, leaves
her career and moves to a small, tourist town in northern Michigan to assist her
ailing great-aunt Winnie in running her floundering antique business. There she
finds herself caught in a mystery searching for her aunt’s missing fortune,
facing an investment company in pursuit of her aunt’s property, and hoping to
save long-distance romance with her faithful male friend Rob Moore, while
struggling to escape her attraction to an exciting, smooth-talking womanizer.
Can she overcome temptation, locate the missing fortune and find the truth to
the treasures of her heart? Will Rob wait for Nikki to make up her
mind?
4 comments:
I would so love to attend book signings but most are so far away. Hopefully some authors might come through Lexington,Ky. The only that has been here is Virginia Smith.
I would love to attend book signings. Attended one several years ago and loved it. However, two signings last year either did not happen due to snow or I was ill that day. Maybe one day......sigh.
Yours looked like so much fun!
I'm glad you enjoyed the signings, Gail. The best parts of signings for me are talking with readers and chatting with new writers looking for tips or encouragement. I'm happy to offer both.
How fun, Gayle. It's interesting how we're adapting to the changing market. And you look great!
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