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She bought a copy of Even Angels Need Miracles

Today, I participated in a book fair at East Point Mall. Didn’t bring my daughters as usual. How did I do? Glad you asked – Not counting online sales, I sold one book. One. (You have good days and not so good days, I guess)

 Was it the Black Friday competition? Was it the location?   Perhaps my daughters are my

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good luck charm. Whatever the reason, the “slow day” taught me a  little something about myself. 

 1)      I am not too proud to hide my short comings (I can admit a slow day)

Okay, so I had a less than stellar experience today. I had a few people pick up the books read the backs and tell

me  they didn’t have any money for books – then they walked into a department store and walked back out with several bags. I had one woman thumb through a book and tell me she could tell there wasn’t enough “sex” in the book and gave it back – one “non-sale” after another – despite my charm and irresistible personality.

Fatal Rebounds by Dorothy J. Morris

While handing out bookmarks, information cards and talking to a few mall customers, I also had an opportunity to talk to several of the other authors. One new author – Dorothy J. Morris, who just released her first novel Fatal Rebounds (www.DorothyJMorris.com), purchased my book Even Angels Need Miracles during the summer and told me how much she enjoyed it. I of course purchased a copy of her new novel and wished her the best.

Odessa Rose, author of Water in a Broken Glass

Another author, Odessa Rose (www.odessarose.com) told me she was working on her sequel to Water in a Broken Glass. She also told me how much she enjoyed my book, but I was more thrilled to hear about the accomplishment of her new book on the way.

Donnie Manuel, author of Humdadao

I shared with another author omblivnuj (pronounced almost like I’m beyond you) (www.togodbetheglory.us) how to get the best deals for printing book covers and marketing collateral such as book marks and post cards.  

It was also fun to watch Donnie Manuel, author of Humdadao of Baltimore (www.humdadao.com) sell his first book.

If you ever want to know what your passion is, ask yourself  – what on this planet can you do, not get paid for it and still be happy. I’ve found my passion and it has nothing to do with how many books I sell.

Below are more pics from the day:

Fantastic! That’s the one word I would use to describe the Capital Book Festival in Charleston. I met dozens of locals, sold dozens of books and had the time of my life as my 11 year old daughter came along for the ride.

We arrived at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening and was greeted most pleasantly at the Radisson in Charleston. Nice hotel, my only complaint is that I didn’t get any sleep. They had the “sleep number” bed in the room and I couldn’t figure out my number.  Why have that kind of bed when your customers are only staying a few days? Don’t you need time to determine the perfect number for your sleep?

I won’t dwell on the one tiny inconvenience as Charleston still treated me and my daughter like royalty. We met

Me and Nikki Giovanni

person after person and each time, the most humble, polite and gracious hello.  Here are some pics from the festival. I hope you enjoy.

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