for authors: awesome con 2024 after-action report

This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, specifically at a really big event. Everyone else, take the rest of the day off, and if your boss asks why you’re leaving work early, tell him or her that I said Continue reading for authors: awesome con 2024 after-action report

an update on my health, my next book, and other matters

It occurred to me the other day that I haven’t followed up on my post from last April, where I told everyone that I was undergoing chemotherapy for bladder cancer. Soon after that post, I finished my regimen of six treatments. Three months later, I went back for an exam, Continue reading an update on my health, my next book, and other matters

8 signs you’re having a bad book signing (and what to do about it)

For an author, nothing is quite as bad as a book signing gone bad. Earlier this year, I released the second edition of Selling Books In Person: An Author’s Guide To Winning Fans & Making Money, to help fellow writers with their book signings and live sales. Accordingly, I’ve been Continue reading 8 signs you’re having a bad book signing (and what to do about it)

a tale of two conventions (va. version)

Have books, will travel. Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time selling books in Virginia, first at the Virginia Comic Con in on August 19, then at Fairfax Comic Con on August 26-27. The results couldn’t have been more different. Virginia Comic Con After a very successful three-day stint in Continue reading a tale of two conventions (va. version)