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My Latest Booksigning!

Last year I reported on my Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress booksigning, an awesome local event in which it seemed everyone I knew crowded into the store. Although I did a similar amount of publicity for this event, I really didn’t expect the same numbers; I figured it was like having a second baby, people would be happy for you, but not throw you a shower, you know?

I was wrong.


Friends, family, neighbors, even reporters streamed in. I sold essentially the same amount of books, only in smaller increments, which means to more people!

I even had three groups of "fans" (people I didn't know!) who saw the advertisements and came to buy How to Hook a Hottie based on how much they'd loved Prom Dress. (Wow!) In fact, one group wanted to talk about a particular scene from that book, and in doing so, I found myself tapping so completely back into it that I felt the main character's emotion. Funny how fast I can “become” Nicolette again!

The window display was of fishing lure and bait, and we gave away gummy worms for snacks. I was delighted to discover through the pictures my husband took that some freshman guys stopped by. If I had known then, I would have made them pose in the window as hotties to hook!


Anyway, it was great fun, and now my mind is jumping ahead to a theme for booksigning for the next book, The ABC’s of Kissing Boys. Any ideas?