tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post2780445736255812155..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: MAY I SIGN THAT FOR YOU? (OR BOOKSIGNING 1A) by LARRY J. MARTINWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8219880936479016612016-03-06T12:23:43.332-06:002016-03-06T12:23:43.332-06:00Let me add to this. I tried really hard to engage...Let me add to this. I tried really hard to engage and sell books and for me it simply did not work. So I moved on to a method that works for me.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-32942191697348159402016-03-03T17:02:02.109-06:002016-03-03T17:02:02.109-06:00Great points, Larry! I enjoyed this post.Great points, Larry! I enjoyed this post.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31159704552472117922016-02-29T23:29:15.747-06:002016-02-29T23:29:15.747-06:00Women don't read Westerns?Women don't read Westerns?Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-62993196709647934052016-02-29T15:21:55.696-06:002016-02-29T15:21:55.696-06:00I have been to but a few book signings, more so in...I have been to but a few book signings, more so in the past four or five years. Each one has a least one standout memory. One lady walked up to my table and asked, "And what did you pay to have published?" When I told her that I did not pay anything, she smiled and said, "then I'll buy it." And she did. <br /> You have made a lot of good points Larry and yes I have used some of them, the close being the toughest. You and Kat make a great team. Thanks for presenting.Jerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-59120977172161260322016-02-29T13:46:34.015-06:002016-02-29T13:46:34.015-06:00L. J. Martin,
WOW! I read every word. There hav...L. J. Martin,<br /><br />WOW! I read every word. There have been many, many, many book store, and outdoor book selling events over the years. Very few books sold. So if I can avoid it, I do.<br /><br />However, when I give a book reading, a free speech about the WEST, and pull out my guitar at the end and do a Western sing-along, I have 70% sales (at least) to the audience. When they first see me, I couldn't give a book away, but after a presentation and making an audience connection, it goes very well indeed.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-47130059871203665742016-02-29T11:01:06.213-06:002016-02-29T11:01:06.213-06:00Thanks for putting the spurs to us, L.J. I recentl...Thanks for putting the spurs to us, L.J. I recently applied many of these suggestions at a book signing. I engaged a young lady in conversation and she mentioned that her 85-year-old grandfather, who was wheelchair-bound, loved westerns. <br /><br />"Awwwwww," I said. "That's so sweeeeet." And I GAVE her a book for that adorable sounding gramps. Got to work on my close...Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-70070255952727760772016-02-29T10:31:16.294-06:002016-02-29T10:31:16.294-06:00You make selling seem so easy, and I suppose it is...You make selling seem so easy, and I suppose it is, but for many, myself included, it's ba mystery. Thanks for the lesson. By the way I enjoy the writing of both of you. Here's to the successful booksigning. Doris/Angela Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com