tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post485711232319576885..comments2024-01-05T15:42:46.899-05:00Comments on Katie O'Sullivan ~ Read, Write, Repeat: Writing Wednesday: Ten Tips for Book Signings and Guest AppearancesKatie O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-90215780301855330442016-03-31T15:00:31.180-04:002016-03-31T15:00:31.180-04:00Hey why don't you have enough to books? Is tha...Hey why don't you have enough to books? Is that because they are pricey for you to purchase? How many do you usually bring?Amanda Uhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616582323589752489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-18499373947253876242016-03-31T06:40:02.892-04:002016-03-31T06:40:02.892-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Amanda!Thanks for stopping by, Amanda!Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-10319396848581728642016-03-31T06:39:44.943-04:002016-03-31T06:39:44.943-04:00Thanks, Judy, and good ideas. I did have sticky no...Thanks, Judy, and good ideas. I did have sticky notes and a pad, as well as my business cards to network for future events... I guess those items didnt make it on the top ten list, lol.Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-71550922864152206292016-03-31T06:38:08.275-04:002016-03-31T06:38:08.275-04:00That's a great tip! I did an event last summer...That's a great tip! I did an event last summer at a library for my YA series with a group of authors... It was a pajama event, and I was so worries about finding something fun to wear I totally forgot to pick a passage and read something utterly boring, lol. Next time!Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-18857953070567256712016-03-31T06:36:26.767-04:002016-03-31T06:36:26.767-04:00Thanks, Jana! I didn't sell out of books but I...Thanks, Jana! I didn't sell out of books but I sold a bunch and almost ran out of pens and postcards. Hoping to see a spike in ebook sales :-)Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-40112140094447849242016-03-31T06:35:09.003-04:002016-03-31T06:35:09.003-04:00Thanks!
And Wellfleet is a beautiful place to spe...Thanks!<br /><br />And Wellfleet is a beautiful place to spend summers, I agree!Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-66798202716342880692016-03-31T06:33:58.962-04:002016-03-31T06:33:58.962-04:00Remember to have fun, Tena! Planning ahead helps w...Remember to have fun, Tena! Planning ahead helps with the bad nerves, but remember that nervous energy can be a great thing! <br /><br />There ended up being 600 people at the event last night, and I didn't realize how tired my smile muscles were until I got in the car at the end of the night! Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-72335841549730667952016-03-31T06:31:37.794-04:002016-03-31T06:31:37.794-04:00Thanks, and thanks for stopping by!
Thanks, and thanks for stopping by!<br />Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-89701408493993346712016-03-30T23:51:58.810-04:002016-03-30T23:51:58.810-04:00Thanks for sharing. Learned a lot!Thanks for sharing. Learned a lot!Amanda Uhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616582323589752489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-38081773668720757752016-03-30T20:16:39.837-04:002016-03-30T20:16:39.837-04:00Excellent tips! Have extra paper/notebook so that ...Excellent tips! Have extra paper/notebook so that they can write their name if there's a line of people or if the name is difficult to pronounce or spell. It's also good if you should run out of certain books, you can take their names and addresses and send them an autographed one. Judy Ann Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933875283816712058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-63259162368032968362016-03-30T19:22:06.210-04:002016-03-30T19:22:06.210-04:00Great tips! I'd add- have a passage picked out...Great tips! I'd add- have a passage picked out in case they ask you to read something from your book. I recently was a guest at a local library and was totally unprepared for this request and just read the excerpt. Good luck! Have fun! Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-10286825099721512242016-03-30T18:35:52.710-04:002016-03-30T18:35:52.710-04:00Thanks for the tips, Katie. I'm doing an event...Thanks for the tips, Katie. I'm doing an event in May at my local library and I need to get my things together. All the best. Hope you sell out!Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-35370382973798151722016-03-30T17:51:28.807-04:002016-03-30T17:51:28.807-04:00 Good luck tonight hope you sell out. Great ideas... Good luck tonight hope you sell out. Great ideas. I miss the Cape. We spent many a summer in Wellfleet. Charlotteoshayauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994548860606367251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-13493005406173365732016-03-30T17:51:02.992-04:002016-03-30T17:51:02.992-04:00 Good luck tonight hope you sell out. Great ideas... Good luck tonight hope you sell out. Great ideas. I miss the Cape. We spent many a summer in Wellfleet. Charlotteoshayauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994548860606367251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-9763361907624774022016-03-30T17:23:22.785-04:002016-03-30T17:23:22.785-04:00Katie, those are great and timely tips, as I will ...Katie, those are great and timely tips, as I will be appearing at the PPLD Mountain Of Authors April 23, 2016, It will be my first book signing and I'm crazy nervous. So thanks for sharing.Tena Stetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728074623573439351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-60096881323904719132016-03-30T17:19:10.753-04:002016-03-30T17:19:10.753-04:00Loved the tips, Katie. Loved the tips, Katie. Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548561420789905179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-86468177546774190842016-03-30T09:36:35.334-04:002016-03-30T09:36:35.334-04:00Thanks - and too funny spelling your name wrong! T...Thanks - and too funny spelling your name wrong! That's awesome! Thanks for the good wishes - I'm already getting excited for tonight.Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-90781573579681925622016-03-30T09:02:25.357-04:002016-03-30T09:02:25.357-04:00Those are really great tips. I spent some time bef...Those are really great tips. I spent some time before my first signing practicing how I wanted to sign my name. But then, when I went to sign my first book, I was totally flustered and spelled my name wrong...Oops. But now that reader has a real collector's item. :)<br /><br />Best of luck tonight! May you sell you!@M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.com