In October, I attended the Kingsport Times-News Women’s Expo in Kingsport, TN. It was the first time the SMRW chapter had authors attend to sign books and it was a huge success, but not without hitches for myself. My husband and I left early that Friday to drive the three hours from our house to the hotel and we arrived about 4:30 that afternoon. Once settled in our room, I received a call from the signing organizer letting me know that there had been a mix-up and my books had not arrived. So I called my editor in a panic to see if they could overnight me some, but I had just missed the warehouse closing. So my husband and I hopped back in the car and drove the three hours back to our house to retrieve my author’s copies, then once again to drive back to the hotel. The last leg of the trip we ended up driving through a cold front that spawned a tornado – luckily we just had to brave torrential rains and eventually made it safely back to the hotel. Phew! Needless to say the event was lots of fun. I met several wonderful authors and readers, sold books to new readers and completely ran out of bookmarks!
My first booksignings
I had three booksignings in Texas before we moved to Tennessee. It was a great way to celebrate with my friends and family and get to see everyone one last time. My first was in my hometown, San Marcos, TX at the Hastings. Many of my former co-workers from Texas State University-San Marcos came to support me as well as other friends in town. Everyone was so excited for me and eager to get home to read the book. Since then I’ve gotten great feedback from these friends, most of whom are not romance readers!
(Right) My first customer! They had a lovely display for me including a great poster.
(Left) The display of books at the front of the store in Hastings!
