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Kitten



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:18 pm    Post subject: My First Book Signing Reply with quote

I had my first book signing over the weekend. I live in a small town in southeastern Oklahoma and a prominent business owner in town offered to host my first signing.
It was great! We had cake and coffee for all the customers and I sold 19 books! I feel it was a successful venture! Cant wait to do another!!!
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Anne Maisy Scott



Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Posts: 70

PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats on the book signing! I wish you many, many more to come!!! I look forward to when I will be doing signings too. I am still waiting for a text editor, but I remain optimistic that it will be sooner than later. I can only hope! Best of luck with your book and your success!

Best wishes always,
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marion06



Joined: 12 Sep 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congratulations on the booksigning. Sounds like it was wonderful!

I have four booksignings in the works. I just have to finalize them with dates, etc. I am pretty nervous but also looking forward to getting the first one over and then I will know what to expect.

Marion06 Smile
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sweetloretta



Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Posts: 55

PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Marion

You will have a great time
Especially if you enjoy people
Folks want to chat you up
They are so pleased and friendly

A little boy walked up to me
Said with this dead pan face
"Are you famous?"

Another fella talked and talked
He never bought a book
But told me all about his family
And grandson who is a voracious reader

Funny thing, he showed up AGAIN
At my signing this past weekend
STILL didn't buy a book
This time he wanted to know
If his 10 year old grandson would enjoy it
I told him it wasn't a childrens book

He decided he might buy it for his daughter
Then off he went - he never did make a purchase....

On the whole, however, most people
Were so kind and grateful
To have their copies signed

I asked them who they wanted
Me to make the book out to
How to spell their names, etc.
I even asked how to spell the easy ones
Just in case Embarassed

I took along a lot of "props"
The huge portfolio of newsarticles
About the real life murders I based
The story on...
The recent newspaper article about my book
And several fellow authors books
On the topic and who influenced me

Folks enjoyed those and it kept them busy
While I signed other folks copies

It was so much fun...

Loretta
The Pipes Are Calling
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sweetloretta



Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Posts: 55

PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BTW, Kitten, great strategy with the cake
I remember from some marketing classes I took
If you are trying to sell someone ANYTHING
From an idea to a elephant
And everything in between
FEED them

They'll swallow the cake
And bite on the sales pitch as well...

Anne Maisy, it won't be long.
I agree, it will definitely be sooner than later...
Good luck!

Loretta
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CGriffith247



Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Posts: 46

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats on the book signing!

I too like the idea of having food at the signing. Like the old motto says, "If you feed them, they will come" Laughing
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marion06



Joined: 12 Sep 2006
Posts: 110

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW!

Sounds like I will be busy. Smile

Thanks for the info.

Marion
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Kitten



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The cake and coffee did go over pretty well. Very Happy It was a good day!

So tell me, how is everyone doing??
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Louway



Joined: 04 Nov 2004
Posts: 537

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats Kitten. Job well done. Keep up the good wook.
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sweetloretta



Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Posts: 55

PostPosted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doing okay, Kitten
I am glad everything went as planned
This Saturday I am signing in the library in my town
And next week, another Waldenbooks

But I am also in the process of setting up
A St. Patrick's Eve Meet the Author night
With a discussion, reading, and signing
At another local library

I am very excited about that
Especially reading a chapter from my book!

I have been trying out each one
Trying to find "the one" that will have
The most dramatic effect...

Any suggestions from others
Who have done dramatic readings?

How did you decide
What selection to use?

Loretta
The Pipes Are Calling
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http://www.publishedauthors.net/lmurphy/index.html
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