Exactly one year from yesterday I, with a pile of copies of my newly published book in tow, attended my first author event, the Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo, which took place in the Columbus Suburb of Urbancrest, at the Vaughn E. Hairston YMCA. Since this was my first event as a real, bonafide published author (that is to say, published book author, - up until now I'd been a mere published short-story author, my book being the expansion of one of my short stories published years ago in "First for Women"), ...I was soaring with enthusiasm. I really put on the dog, as the saying goes, for the event,
...free bookmarks and cards,
...which I managed to drop on my white blouse and grey pants, but which I tried to be philosophical about, figuring it made me more like one of the characters in my book to whom embarrassing things are always happening. (However I have since foregone offering messy foods at book-selling events, though I continue to offer the rest of the swag items, and have even added free refrigerator magnets and candies to the giveaways). It was also at my first book event a year ago that I was interviewed for the first time on the book podcast yourbookmybook.com, which was at the event doing author interviews. As it turned out, I hit it off that day with the yourbookmybook.com media coordinator, Miguel Lopez.
...I wasn't there to sell my book, but to interview other authors who were there selling their books. Funny how one thing leads to another. To be continued...
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