Nashville Book Fair

Author duties go beyond just writing a book. We also have to do our part in promotion and sales. I began the month of March at the Book Authors and Publishers Fair in Nashville, TN.

Other authors working with House of Honor, besides myself, were in attendance. Jack LaFountain, Keshia Willi, Robert Borders, and I had our tables reserved for several months in advance.

Cindy Ladage had recently signed a contract with HoH. Since table reservations were booked, I volunteered to share mine. Before anyone thinks I was being generous, I had an ulterior motive.

I’m grateful I could share my space. Considering my introversion, it was a blessing to have a close friend I know to help me stay grounded. Thankfully, I managed to stay any anxiety attacks.

The table location was perfect! Cindy and I were placed with Jack to our right and Keshia to our left. Robert was our satellite table, further down the row. I learned the HoH system of sales last year. We work as a team selling everyone’s books. Robert continually sent potential readers our way, and we didn’t forget to reverse that.

There were 50 authors scheduled to attend. Surprisingly, there were a few no-shows. It was sad to see tables without authors behind them.

I sold a few books and had a few promises that they would be back.Some did ,Some didn’t, but I learned from selling farm toys years ago that was how it works.

My profits were reinvested in other authors’ works. The old antage of coming back from the dump with more than I left with comes to my mind. I wasn’t amune. Cindy had done the same thing.

~ Special thanks to Scott Rakes and Keith Ladage for their behind the scenes help. Driving, carrying, and camera duty wouldn’t have been as easy without them

Get well, Kathy Rakes. My stylist who coordinates table covers and advice on what I wear. Kathy couldn’t travel with us as planned.