I consider myself quite fortunate to have had my first ever book signing at Anne's Book Carnival. She runs a very well organized event, and I certainly felt the build up to that Sunday afternoon. The few days leading up to it I began to get excited, nervous, and even had a little anxiety. We had some rainy weather passing through California that weekend, and I was wondering how much of a damper that might put on the attendance. Plus being my first effort, I wondered what I would talk about, only a handful of people have read the book to this point...thus the emotional oscillations.
I was very grateful to the people that showed up that day, a lot were friends, and some I hadn't seen in quite sometime. It was an amazing gathering of energy and souls. I felt very flattered to be surrounded by such a great group of people.
Justin Kramon spoke first and really set the bar for the light hearted nature of the event. He has a nature gift for speaking, and I can only hope to one day feel that comfortable in front of a crowd. He talked a little about how he got into writing to begin with, and read from his book afterward. Just the few pages he did allow us to hear spoke volumes of his gift as a writer, and I highly encourage you to pick up this novel, especially if you are a fan of psychological thrillers.
Here is the link to his book: The Preservationist
I can honestly say sharing that book signing with Justin was an honor, I certainly picked up some pointers, enjoyed his razor like wit (as did the crowd there), and found myself relating to a lot of his stories about locking yourself away when taking on such an endeavor as writing a book.
Once it was my turn to speak, the nerves had really caught up with me, and I buckled down with a small speech that I had written out (thank goodness for that - my mind was a blank). I had two goals, one was to acknowledge the incredible friend-base I have, and how a large swatch of those people helped me get through the process (with support and morale) of writing that book. The other key point was making sure I acknowledged my father who for some reason saw the ability in me when I was younger.
The question and answer portion was very lively, and really seemed to dive into the process of writing, and how we both had arrived at our novels of choice. It ended just as Anne had warned me, with my fingers cramping from signing books, but I wouldn't have traded that feeling for the world.
Anne's Book Carnival (Home to Mysteries and Romantic Suspense) has regular book signings throughout each month. It has an amazing energy about the place, and I am sure that is Anne's doing. Here is the link to find out more about the Book Carnival, I encourage you to attend at least one book signing if you can. I promise you won't regret it.
Book Carnival
Below are a few more photos from the event, and the promotional item Anne had made for my novel Red Planet Pioneer - Modulus of Resilience.
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The Novel
Red Planet Pioneer - Modulus of Resilience
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