I had a great time at the Boston Book Festival on October 28th. That's Meia Geddes and I at the book signing table, where we faced the crowd of passers by for about an hour.
I actually sold and signed 8 books, more than I expected. Of course, people took many of my post cards and flyers. Later, I got to go out and talk to a number of people in other booths, around the Festival.
I actually sold and signed 8 books, more than I expected. Of course, people took many of my post cards and flyers. Later, I got to go out and talk to a number of people in other booths, around the Festival.
The IPNE Annual Book awards on Saturday, the 4th of November were the culmination of hours of work by many volunteers over the Summer. I was the one who opened boxes and inventoried books sent in by the various authors who had signed up. I did not enter my book in the contest as it was not complete by the deadline. So, there's next year! In the photo, below, the audience is just getting settled as we are about to start.
Before the awards were announced and handed out, we had a panel discussion on various aspects of how independent publishing works today. We answered questions from the audience after some initial remarks. Left to right at the table are Eddie Vincent, IPNE Co-president; Susannah Noel, editor at Noel Editorial; Mellissa Sherwin, co-founder of Writers Business School; Glenn C. Koenig (me!), author and owner of Message Rain publishing; and Charlotte Pierce, recent IPNE president and founder of Pierce Press.
Special thanks to the staff of the Robbins Library, and especially Library Director Andrea Nicolay for her help in hosting this event!
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