Well, it was fun but did not go as well as I hoped.
We had a steady stream of people all evening. I was at the first table by the door, so people walked in, right past me, and only then started looking around! But that was OK, some of them came back eventually.
Before we opened to the public, I got a chance to meet some of the other exhibitors. There were other mystery writers, memoirists, and children’s authors. The youngest was a five-year-old kid who had written a book about his lemonade stand.
I shared the table with a guy who had written many books on a variety of topics: animation, Boston sports legends, baseball. He had a great patter, telling people about the books and how unique they were. He made a valiant effort, but nobody was buying.
I kept buttonholing people and asking, “Do you like murder mysteries?” Quite a few said no, but enough stopped that I had time to talk with them. I had printed out copies of some of my stories, but only a few people wanted to read them. The ones that did seemed to like them, though. I also passed out my business cards, which have the address of my web site, with examples of my stories. So, as I said, it was fun.
The only really bad thing was that there was ice cream for us and the guests. By the time the event had ended and we were free to get some, it had all melted from the heat. So we never got any. Oh well.
I did buy a copy of the lemonade stand book.
I can’t wait for next year!