This past weekend, I participated in my first two booksignings. They were both very different events and I think I learned a lot from each. As most authors know, unless you are super famous like John Grisham or J.K.Rowling, time spent at a booksigning can be ...well... lonely. So - I found it good to enlist two helpers for moral support at each event - my daughter and my mom!

First on Saturday, I visited the Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley, PA for their Beckoning of Booklovers event. There were several authors there and I was at a table with two other ladies. Honestly, three at a table was a bit crowded, but chalk that up as something learned! I also learned something about my marketing style. At my table there were both extremes - one auther who was very aggressive and another who appeared to be bothered she was there. It was an interesting dynamic to say the least!

Here are some pics from the day -



Here's one of my helpers -



The next day, I did a signing at the Barnes & Noble Waterfront in Homestead, PA. They were having a school book fair and invited me to read a bit from Owen and the Dragon and sign some books. Everyone I met there was incredibly nice, from both the store and the school.They made me feel really welcome.





I even bought the stuffed dragon in the picture below because he matches Phineas so well!!



Although I didn't sell a lot of books, I enjoyed the experience and talking to the different parents, teachers and kids.  It made me excited to start some school visits this fall!