Follow this link to a podcast I was the guest on, where I discussed being a vendor at Awesome Con in March 2024. The Writing & Editing podcast is hosted by writer/ editor Jennia D’Lima, and it runs about 25 minutes. You can listen on Apple, Spotify, and a number of other apps. Kenton Kilgore writes Continue reading podcast interview: awesome con review
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
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)
Each January, it’s always good, as an author, to reflect on what and how one did in the year that just ended, as well as anticipate and plan for the year to come. Because some of that might interest my readers (and other authors), I’ll share my experiences and expectations Continue reading looking back, looking ahead: 2022 in review, and what’s next in 2023
This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, specifically at a very large event. Everyone else, go outside and play: it’s a nice day! I’ve written before about the success I’ve had in hand-selling books, mostly at small craft fairs Continue reading for authors: awesome con after-action report
This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, at book signings or other events. Everyone else is excused—take the rest of the day off! In 2019, I wrote Hand-Selling Books: Making Money and Winning Fans, a guide to help writers Continue reading for authors: 2021 holiday hand-selling report– what worked, and why
This past decade was when my childhood dream of becoming an author became reality. I began the 2010’s with a manuscript of a fantasy novel, and ended it with 5 published books. Here’s a glance back at some key events: 2010: Went to Paris in April, and Disney World in Continue reading looking back, looking ahead (and a peek at “stray cats”)
If you’re an author these days, you need all the help you can get selling your books. Whether you write fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or something else, you can make money and win lifelong, hardcore fans by selling your books in person, but there’s more–much more–to than just signing copies. So, Continue reading for writers: how to sell books in person
