Hi folks,
So I am just starting off on my first ever book tour and am sitting in a hotel room frantically going over my notes and deciding this is idea is boring or that reading won't work if there are young kids present, and starting over again. And over again.
So... advice? When you go to to hear an author do a public reading (we'll be in libraries and book stores-- schools too, but I'm used to those) what do you most enjoy? What do you want to hear about and what could you not care less about? Do you enjoy actual reading or prefer to hear about the writing process? Any thoughts and suggestions would be very welcome. My novel is for teens but I am touring with three other authors who write everything from poetry to picture books to non-fiction, so the audience could be very mixed. What do you think?
Thanks in advance for any replies! -Robin
So I am just starting off on my first ever book tour and am sitting in a hotel room frantically going over my notes and deciding this is idea is boring or that reading won't work if there are young kids present, and starting over again. And over again.
So... advice? When you go to to hear an author do a public reading (we'll be in libraries and book stores-- schools too, but I'm used to those) what do you most enjoy? What do you want to hear about and what could you not care less about? Do you enjoy actual reading or prefer to hear about the writing process? Any thoughts and suggestions would be very welcome. My novel is for teens but I am touring with three other authors who write everything from poetry to picture books to non-fiction, so the audience could be very mixed. What do you think?
Thanks in advance for any replies! -Robin