I attended my first book fair as a bona fide author on Sunday. It was the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a huge event held at the University of Southern California. Sybelline Press had a booth and and I was able to sign books for those who purchased. What a fun time and so flattering! I continue to be thrilled when anyone buys my book.
I was also excited to meet several other authors in the Sybelline family and to meet Vicki, the publisher. They were all lovely ladies with wonderful books, Vicki included. She's a savvy publisher and certainly knows the business.
There were thousands of people there and hundreds of booths of every kind - from meta physcial books to fantasy to romance. The romance, especially the steamy romance, had the biggest crowds! Good for them but count me out on writing anything in that genre. I wouldn't know where to begin!
I'm planning on attending the Bay Area Book Festival at the end of May so hopefully I will get better at these festivals. I need to practice my signature which looks like a demented gorilla's signature!