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Mountains and Plains
I'm back from Denver and back from the Mountains and Plains Booksellers conference! It was energizing, fun, and I came away with quite a bit of insider knowledge, which is always a good thing. I was lucky enough to have lunch with several independent booksellers from Colorado and Utah, and spent a good deal of the time soaking up their wisdom, and talking about books we love (including upcoming HEX HALL by Rachel Hawkins, which I just talked about on my blog!!) After lunch, I found fellow authors and Tenners Bree Despain and Lindsay Eland, and we browsed the trade show and picked up a few goodies including posters and ARCs. Here we are, brandishing our beautiful books:
(Bree's book, The Dark Divine, is so awesome it GLEAMS.)
(Oh, and I wore my new orange heels, but obviously you can't see them!)
(I also wore glasses - see how smart I look!)
After an afternoon spent browsing the trade show, and talking about the business, our own writing, etc., Lindsay, Bree and I parted ways to take part in the author signing - a first for all of us. The author signing was intense! A constant stream of people coming and going and talking - extroverts would have loved it! It was a little overwhelming, and there was more than once when I could have sworn I was high on other people's energy, but you know what? It was a great experience. I met several fantastic and passionate booksellers from my area, and that made it all worthwhile. I can't wait to see them again.
Cool moment: During the author signing, a woman came rushing up to me with a huge smile on her face. She said she and her daughter had both read HUSH, HUSH, loved it, and asked me to sign a book to each of them. She had all kinds of questions about the sequel, and told me to count her as a die-hard fan. I think I sat there, speechless, but managed to mumble a "thank-you" before she left. Note to self: at next author signing, try not to be such a dork!
So there you have it. Mountains and Plains 2009.
Becca
(Bree's book, The Dark Divine, is so awesome it GLEAMS.)
(Oh, and I wore my new orange heels, but obviously you can't see them!)
(I also wore glasses - see how smart I look!)
After an afternoon spent browsing the trade show, and talking about the business, our own writing, etc., Lindsay, Bree and I parted ways to take part in the author signing - a first for all of us. The author signing was intense! A constant stream of people coming and going and talking - extroverts would have loved it! It was a little overwhelming, and there was more than once when I could have sworn I was high on other people's energy, but you know what? It was a great experience. I met several fantastic and passionate booksellers from my area, and that made it all worthwhile. I can't wait to see them again.
Cool moment: During the author signing, a woman came rushing up to me with a huge smile on her face. She said she and her daughter had both read HUSH, HUSH, loved it, and asked me to sign a book to each of them. She had all kinds of questions about the sequel, and told me to count her as a die-hard fan. I think I sat there, speechless, but managed to mumble a "thank-you" before she left. Note to self: at next author signing, try not to be such a dork!
So there you have it. Mountains and Plains 2009.
Becca