I made it
through another book signing. Even with
my anxiety nudging me about the ‘what if’s’ and at least one dream I had about
words printed backwards in my book, it went well, the event was fun and before
I knew it…the day was over.
There was
only one unexpected incident when a customer accidentally knocked over a wine
bottle sitting on a nearby wine barrel.
Thankfully, the book display we had placed near the area was at an angle
and far enough away so that it wasn’t struck by the spray of red wine and
shards of glass but it sure did make a mess on the floor. The manager, who I can’t say enough positive
things about, kept his upbeat attitude in place as he helped to clean up the
area and then he added some humor to the situation by placing this cute
announcement on the floor in the middle of the ‘watch your step’ cones:
As with the
other book signings – and I was wrong, this is actually my fifth event because
I completely forgot to include Lakefair as a signing event – I met new people
and was also able to put faces to names of those who I only knew through
Facebook or some other means. Some who
stopped by had been waiting for the second book ever since they purchased the
first when it came out a year ago and others were lucky enough to have only
waited since purchasing the book at Lakefair in July. I also met some readers who were either
taking the book with them as they traveled back home out of state or were
sending the book to someone else who lived out of state. A few admitted to me they were buying the
book, or both books, as gifts but only after they read them first (sharing is
caring so that’s okay with me). Another
kind lady who stopped by had decided to purchase both books as a gift for a
co-worker who is retiring on Halloween (what a great idea!).
One funny
moment was towards the end of the event when a gal ran into the store short of
breath and worried she might have missed the signing because she was late after
the battery in her car had to be jump started.
She was glad I was still there and that she could still purchase a
signed copy of the books. My husband, my
mom and my aunt were all standing nearby as she explained what had happened
with her car and then the subject changed as she was fanning through the books
and happened to catch sight of the name ‘Lydia.’ She then informed us that her name was Lydia
and I had to laugh when the looks on my husband’s, my mom’s and my aunt’s face
all mirrored each other as they said, ‘Oh…Lydia.” You can bet Lydia was very curious as to why
all three of them commented in the same way, and with an expression she
probably couldn’t quite figure out the meaning of. I’ll be curious what her own thoughts are
about Lydia after she finishes the first book.
Another
great experience is over and now it’s time to move on to the next. I’m going to continue to take a break from
writing during the month of October but I’m gearing up for National Novel
Writing Month when I’ll work on a draft of at least the first 50,000 words in
the third book. I’m also thinking of
some ideas for my first book give-away contest – I haven’t used that idea yet
but it sounds like fun so be on the lookout for a contest in the near
future.
Now that I’ve
shared my thoughts on how the signing went, I’m struck by the fact that Monday
will be here much too soon so I’m off to enjoy the rest of my day. Until next time…
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