I am sitting at a craft fair at one of the top schools in our city trying to sell my books. The visual aversion people have to books is remarkable. I bet that 2/3 of the people I have offered a free bookmark to have refused.
Where have all the readers gone? I offer historical fiction, memoir and non-fiction. The most interest is in a cookbook series I created from my Mom’s recipes. The intrigue is in the fact that I scanned in her recipe cards but no buyers.
I self-publish my books and thought that Arts & craft fairs would be a good venue for selling–especially at a school, it I had a similar experience last year at the top school here.
Any suggestions?
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I am a self-published author with 4 books:
This Tumbleweed Landed,
When Will Papa Get Home?
Let Me Tell You a Story
A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter’s Grief Memoir
And a 3 Cookbooks Series
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 1 -- Pies, Cakes & Christmas Candy, 2014
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 2 -- Beverages, Bread, Cookies, Meats, Vegetables, Mis. & Records of a Rancher's Wife, 2015
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 3 -- Casseroles, Mexican Dishes, Relish, Sandwiches, Salads & Desserts
I am a retired teacher. I taught middle school for 20 years and then worked at the district level for 7 years.
I love to write, read, dance and travel. Computers are also a passion of mine.
My brother and I inherited our family ranch five years ago, so I am now a ranch manager!
My new writing project is a biography of Marshall Flippo, a 91-year-old world renowned square dance caller. Flippo recently passed away. I have over 40 hours of recorded interviews with him that will be the basis of his biography
I am also working on a women's fiction and a poetry collection. Retirement is great!
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