2024 P : People

 

Earlier this month I was one of the authors at Bookstock 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. The event at the Memphis Tennessee, Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, featured exhibits and book signings by 60 authors. This post was supposed to be a photo array, but time behind the table precluded having any photographs other than the official ones. I wasn't in the group photo. After hobbling to the rally point three times, I couldn't stand any longer. There were individual shots taken, but the library hasn't posted anything newer than 2020 on the website, so those were out. So I will share a few thoughts of the event.

It was a chance to talk to readers of all ages. There was a young man in a wheelchair who said "writing is hard." And a teenage girl who loved fantasy but who was young enough her mother checked books for heat level because not all dragon shifter tales were as I used to say, 'wouldn't make my mother-in-law blush." Several veterans from various fights from Vietnam to the desert of the Middle East stopped by the table to look at the military tribute and were thanked for their service before they left.

There were others who made the rounds of the tables. A few were handing out business cards for their friends. Others were promoting author services. Some offered advise. One piece was to get out from behind the table. That you had to stand in the aisle to engage the people. They failed to acknowledge that it was hard to do when in a wheelchair.

The event was a lot of people watching and a few discussions of how to get published intermixed with handing out handcrafted bookmarks. Like many of these events, you never know what sales will result from them.

If you missed the event, all my books are available at Amazon and other sites. Just click on the cover in the banner or the series pull-down menu.

~till next time, Helen

 

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