tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457448853740094441.post8179834846187881916..comments2023-10-11T04:26:34.403-06:00Comments on Writing Fortress: Book Signing Etiquette - A Fine LineKerstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08208370383994488655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457448853740094441.post-41757523224762669652011-01-12T10:53:25.088-07:002011-01-12T10:53:25.088-07:00Stephanie - I'd love to team up with any of th...Stephanie - I'd love to team up with any of the Utah authors with current releases. I hope they're reading! <br /><br />Cheri - Thanks for the advice. If it was only summertime, I could gather up the bushels of dandelions from my yard and pass them out! Just kidding...about passing them out, not about the dandelions existing in scary quantities.Michael Knudsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05640030735263279057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457448853740094441.post-87786687638405134092011-01-12T09:07:10.355-07:002011-01-12T09:07:10.355-07:00I think the best advice I can give is to be approa...I think the best advice I can give is to be approachable. If you're tense and nervous, that vibe goes out to others and then they're a little tense around you.<br /><br />Relax, be yourself, be friendly and smile. Not overly much, but if you're at ease, then it's more likely the people you encounter will be at ease also.<br /><br />I fight my introvert tendencies every time I do a book signing, or talk about my book. It's a pity flowers are so expensive. If you handed a rose to each person as an ice breaker, that would be fun. Or--it might increase the creepy factor. But most women like flowers. :)<br /><br />Good luck!Cheri Chesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102570290810616371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457448853740094441.post-54545022165059708742011-01-12T08:08:54.964-07:002011-01-12T08:08:54.964-07:00Good luck! I have no advice for you, because I'...Good luck! I have no advice for you, because I'm not a good salesperson, and you're right--it's a fine line to walk between reaching out to people and being pushy. I like your plan to make contact if the person seems approachable, but not to try to corner people if they're obviously avoiding eye contact. <br /><br />And signing with another author is about 150 percent more fun than signing alone.Stephanie Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848784501386694887noreply@blogger.com