As I told you last
time, three Jamaican authors were planning to host a signing session at the
Things Jamaican Shop at Devon House, one of Kingston ’s popular spots for liming in the restaurants, eating
ice cream and patties in the garden with the resident birds demanding their share of your food, or browsing at a variety of shops.
This was an
experiment, in the belief that together we could pull more of a crowd than
singly. Veronica Carnegie's book is The Tie Came Back (adult short stories), Diane Browne's - The Ring and the Roaring Water, and mine Bernie and the Captain's Ghost (both for children 8-12 years). I promised to tell you how it turned out.
First, we were
competing time-wise with World Cup football, an athletic meet and various other
forms of entertainment in the city.
However, several persons turned up and we had a good time chatting about our
books. Some sales were made and more persons became aware of the existence of
our books. We authors held a kind of workshop for ourselves swapping stories
and giving encouragement.
Perhaps the best
part was that we kept each other company. If you have ever had a signing
session, (and you are not J.K. Rowling or Stephenie Meyer) you know how tedious
it can be - waiting for persons to show up to buy or, more likely, to browse and
not buy your book.
We had fun, and
will probably repeat the exercise at other venues.
1 comment:
Sounds like you ladies had fun. I was at Devon House around this exact same time two years ago (on vacation)...the ice cream there is sooo good! I would have bought your books for sure!
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