tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post115645412672961396..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Tour Day 52, 53, 54, and 55JA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158076870380339962006-09-12T11:01:00.000-05:002006-09-12T11:01:00.000-05:00My writers group had an agent speak to us. She tol...My writers group had an agent speak to us. She told a tale of one of her authors going to sign her books in a store and finding them signed by someone else. So it does happenJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216365213708551330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156738443156116292006-08-27T23:14:00.000-05:002006-08-27T23:14:00.000-05:00Joe, thanks for the primer in drive-bys. I doubt ...Joe, thanks for the primer in drive-bys. I doubt I'll ever do 500+ stores, but it's nice to see how it's done.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156730197078842242006-08-27T20:56:00.000-05:002006-08-27T20:56:00.000-05:00Oh, and about book sellers asking for ID. Remember...Oh, and about book sellers asking for ID. Remember the guy who hung his own painting in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. It was there for a month before they realized it didn't belong...<BR/>Could be the same with writers...figure if you aren't published yet you could still do a signing...pick an author you resemble....hmmm......is Barnes and Nobles still open???Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156729965381844752006-08-27T20:52:00.000-05:002006-08-27T20:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for giving us the details of your in store ...Thanks for giving us the details of your in store signings. I was waiting to see you in Woodbridge NJ as it was on your list but when I called they said they knew nothing about you coming. Blah! Then i found out you snuck into the Holmdel NJ store (Thats my favorite hang out by the way. I belong to two writers groups there) and I missed you!!! I raced to the store after reading your blog for a signed copy (I knew you would leave some behind) but there weren't any left and i had to settle for an unsigned but excellent book. <BR/>I write and will someday be published (power of positive thinking) and the information you give on how to handle signings is invaluble! Thank you J.A. Your trip has not only been an inspiration but a great lesson too.Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156717990483919882006-08-27T17:33:00.000-05:002006-08-27T17:33:00.000-05:00Congratulations on meeting your goal! That was a l...Congratulations on meeting your goal! That was a lot of hard work...I'm impressed!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156688237009360322006-08-27T09:17:00.000-05:002006-08-27T09:17:00.000-05:00Your previous entry summed it up:You rock.Thanks f...Your previous entry summed it up:<BR/><BR/>You rock.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking us along on the journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156685422166965812006-08-27T08:30:00.000-05:002006-08-27T08:30:00.000-05:00Welcome home, Joe! Thanks so much for sharing your...Welcome home, Joe! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. Dizzy from just reading about the tour, but equally inspired.Beth Ciottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251212401535078560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156673213332888522006-08-27T05:06:00.000-05:002006-08-27T05:06:00.000-05:00Thanks for keeping us informed. I'm grateful for ...Thanks for keeping us informed. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have met you in person while you were in Virginia.<BR/><BR/>The thing that would surprise me about the "typical" encounters you've described is that <I>more</I> booksellers don't actually ask for ID. I have just enough of a devious mind to imagine people pretending to be real authors as a prank.<BR/><BR/>(And you ask whether someone who wanted to pretend to be a famous author wouldn't be more likely to choose a bigger name? I'd be more likely to choose a far less-known name, assuming that the book store employees wouldn't have seen any press on them. I certainly wouldn't pick authors as well known as Koontz, Clancy or Konrath!) ;)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003514145670026703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156669384980057232006-08-27T04:03:00.000-05:002006-08-27T04:03:00.000-05:00That's great - and congratulations it sounds like ...That's great - and congratulations it sounds like it was well worthwhile. I've been published for a few years now and had no idea. What you've said explains a lot. So thank you. <BR/>(Arrived her via Debra Hamel's link btw)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156624280352051472006-08-26T15:31:00.000-05:002006-08-26T15:31:00.000-05:00A genuine thanks for the education here, Joe.And w...A genuine thanks for the education here, Joe.<BR/><BR/>And when you come to Michigan, if you make it north of Detroit, give me a call. I can get you to some of those bookstores pretty straightforward & I'm sure we can rustle up some food for you.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Mark TerryMark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156615722082239912006-08-26T13:08:00.000-05:002006-08-26T13:08:00.000-05:00Joe,Thanks for the tour posts. I learned a lot fro...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tour posts. I learned a lot from all of the, especially this last one.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156611755102515682006-08-26T12:02:00.000-05:002006-08-26T12:02:00.000-05:00More steak and bourbon when you come back to Bosto...More steak and bourbon when you come back to Boston, Joe.<BR/><BR/>AdamAdam Hurtubisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193951132941597473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156607167050511512006-08-26T10:46:00.000-05:002006-08-26T10:46:00.000-05:00Yay Michigan. If you make it up near Ann Arbor let...Yay Michigan. If you make it up near Ann Arbor let me know and I'll take you out somewhere. Congrats on the succesful tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156605805938021092006-08-26T10:23:00.000-05:002006-08-26T10:23:00.000-05:00Welcome back, Joe! Sounds like it was a huge succe...Welcome back, Joe! Sounds like it was a huge success!Elizabeth Kreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122785972211597168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1156605588839913322006-08-26T10:19:00.000-05:002006-08-26T10:19:00.000-05:00Thanks Joe, this is exactly the info I've been won...Thanks Joe, this is exactly the info I've been wondering about, what precisely do you do when you walk into a store unannounced, how do the booksellers react etc. Fascinating stuff. A shame about the bad experiences. Even though they were only 1 percent or so, I guess those things tend to stay with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com