Hell gigs, yeah! A friend of mine was to read her new book at a bookstore and NOBODY showed up. After 30 minutes of no-shows, she packed it in but the owner asked if she would pose with the store's pet. My friend agreed, thinking the pet would be a cat or dog, but no, it was a pot-bellied pig. To make it worse the owner sent her a photo of her and the pig. (And no, it wasn't me!)
Congratulation, Sam. I feel the same about reading events. I am a new bee, as you know. I am undecided which one is worse: Bad events or not being invited or considered. Perhaps time will tell me. Lol. I love West Coast Crime festival but unfortunately I am in transit on those days. (Returning from Toronto events).
Hell gigs, yeah! A friend of mine was to read her new book at a bookstore and NOBODY showed up. After 30 minutes of no-shows, she packed it in but the owner asked if she would pose with the store's pet. My friend agreed, thinking the pet would be a cat or dog, but no, it was a pot-bellied pig. To make it worse the owner sent her a photo of her and the pig. (And no, it wasn't me!)
Awesome! "How many copies of the book would the pig like to buy?"
Congratulation, Sam. I feel the same about reading events. I am a new bee, as you know. I am undecided which one is worse: Bad events or not being invited or considered. Perhaps time will tell me. Lol. I love West Coast Crime festival but unfortunately I am in transit on those days. (Returning from Toronto events).
Thanks, Lily! Read your profile in the Sun the other day--congratulations!
The best part of a gig is not the reading, it's the Q&A afterwards. So yeah, 5 minutes reading max...
Yep!