Your story about Bill Cotter has me in a puddle of tears. What an awesome human he is and what an awesome human you are! I love seeing your name pop up in my inbox because I know your words are going to leave me feeling encouraged and inspired.
I love the way some authors help other authors. It’s the easiest and most sensible thing to do. Like, we’re all in this together! Why can’t everybody just be nice? lol
I love this, JJ! The old adage, Don't judge your insides by someone else's outsides goes double for this crazy-go-rollercoaster-ride-during-a-hurricane publishing life. Your transparency is a balm, and the Bill Cotter story is beautiful
It can be very strange and disorienting to be next to the author with the long line. But I have a mini version-- when i see that my books are not what someone is looking for, I always ask them what it is they are hoping to find so that i can point them to another author in the tent who can fulfill their reading desires. At least then the readers are happy, and that's a good thing over all
I love your story about Bill Cotter. I also think that in these situations it helps me to think about all the sales I don't see. The libraries that buy my books and the readers that find them there, the digital downloads, the borrows on Libby, etc. It stinks feeling like no one is buying your books when you're literally sitting right there (shoutout to anyone who's ever done a BN signing where they stick you at a table for two hours and walk away) but one hour at one event is not indicative of the long life that a book can lead. Of course, it's easy for me to say this now. Not always so easy to remember when you're packing up after a sale-less day. Big hugs to everyone feeling some kind of way about their sales.
Your story about Bill Cotter has me in a puddle of tears. What an awesome human he is and what an awesome human you are! I love seeing your name pop up in my inbox because I know your words are going to leave me feeling encouraged and inspired.
I love the way some authors help other authors. It’s the easiest and most sensible thing to do. Like, we’re all in this together! Why can’t everybody just be nice? lol
I love this, JJ! The old adage, Don't judge your insides by someone else's outsides goes double for this crazy-go-rollercoaster-ride-during-a-hurricane publishing life. Your transparency is a balm, and the Bill Cotter story is beautiful
It can be very strange and disorienting to be next to the author with the long line. But I have a mini version-- when i see that my books are not what someone is looking for, I always ask them what it is they are hoping to find so that i can point them to another author in the tent who can fulfill their reading desires. At least then the readers are happy, and that's a good thing over all
I love your story about Bill Cotter. I also think that in these situations it helps me to think about all the sales I don't see. The libraries that buy my books and the readers that find them there, the digital downloads, the borrows on Libby, etc. It stinks feeling like no one is buying your books when you're literally sitting right there (shoutout to anyone who's ever done a BN signing where they stick you at a table for two hours and walk away) but one hour at one event is not indicative of the long life that a book can lead. Of course, it's easy for me to say this now. Not always so easy to remember when you're packing up after a sale-less day. Big hugs to everyone feeling some kind of way about their sales.
I relate to all of this and LOVE the book signing story with Bill. My spirits have been lifted. ❤️❤️
I love your book signing story at the end 🥹 go Bill!! We need more Bills in the world