Author event

With the return to in-person events, authors have an opportunity to connect with their readers and meet new ones. Here, author Aileen Weintraub shares six steps on how to pull off a successful book event.

Do you have an author event coming up? I'm sharing my checklist of everything I bring with me to make it a successful event! Click to view.

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Or, When No One Shows Up for Your Event and You Spend All Night Talking With the Very Sweet Librarian A few months ago I was invited to apply for the opportunity to be part of Local Authors Week at our library and they selected me out of a few dozen applicants to be one [...]

Fabulous table by author Nicole Evelina, manned by her able assistant! https://nicoleevelina.com/

For a unique outing, make a trip to Bainbridge, Washington to browse books and then go for a snack in this quaint island town.

I’m not a big believer in print marketing materials, nor writing/author conferences (to promote your books) because: It’s a lot of time, money and effort and requires you to manually hand out your materials (and usually to other authors, not readers!) There are much better ways to market books, for much less money. I’ve been […]

Author events don’t have to be only about reading your work. Your readers are there to get to know you and your writing better. These gatherings are more fun for everyone when you create space for questions, conversations, sneak peeks, and other activities.