Book Signing

Check out my finished book "Granny Grace" It has been released and now the task is to get the word out.  I don't think people who write books are meant to sell them.  It is an awkward feeling to say the least sitting in a chair waiting for people to notice you.  Or harder still finding ways to engage strangers in a conversation that is related to your topic.  Because the purpose of Granny Grace is to help families learn to grieve well, it is not the usual lighthearted banter you would expect. I was encouraged by a blog I read just before my first book signing.  It was entitled, "How to have a successful book signing" In it MaryJanice Davidson defines successful as "you show up, your books are there, you have a place to sit, and you sell just one book" By that definition my book signings were successful!  I was also encouraged by the throngs of people who keep telling me that a book on this topic is very important.  I had people I never met thank me almost in tears for writing it... wow, maybe there is a reason authors are encouraged to sell their own books. :)