By Vicki Delany
As Donis posted a picture of me with her and Ann Parker in
Scottsdale on Thursday, let me follow up with my .02.
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| The Vicki Delany shelf at the Poisoned Pen |
I was in Arizona last week for CozyCon at the Poisoned Pen
bookstore. It was an afternoon of nine authors, not all of whom are cozy
writers, but most were. As usual in a PP appearance we talked books, books and
more books, with each other, with our moderator Barbara Peters and with those
kind enough people to come out and hear us.
In short, it was great.
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| Kate Carlisle, Paige Shelton, C.S. Harris, Jenn McKinlay, Vicki Delany |
The following day, Donis, Ann Parker and I went to the Tempe
Public Library, where we did much the same.
Again, a fun appearance.
I do these sort of things now so I can hang out with my friends. The day before CozyCon I had lunch with Donis, I shared a hotel room for one night with Kate Carlisle.
Kate, Jenn McKinlay, Paige Sheldon, C.S. Harris, Ann, and I hung out at the
hotel bar (some hanging for longer than others). On Sunday Ann, Donis and I had brunch before our
library visit.
The only reason I know all these people and I consider
them to be my friends is because I did the slog of conferences and book signings
earlier in my career. Now, don’t get me
wrong. Generally, I like bookstores and conferences, but they are work. A lot of work. And you’re paying your own way
most of the time.
It’s the networking that counts, in my opinion.
And the networking counts in the long run. Maybe not in book
sales, but certainly in fun.
Speaking of book sales: THE SPOOK IN THE STACKS, the 4th Lighthouse Library book by me as Eva Gates comes out on June 12. I am particularly pleased about this, because that series was cancelled by Penguin Random House after the third book. It was then picked up by Crooked Lane Books. YEAH! If you know anything about the book biz, you'll know that it's very unusual for a new publisher to continue an existing series, unless the books are in the mega-bestseller range. Mine are not, but I am thrilled to have it back. A lot of credit goes to the Facebook group SAVE OUR COZIES.
Speaking of Facebook, with the new book about to come out, I'll be running more contests for ARCs or earlier books in the series, so pop over and like my page. www.facebook.com/evagatesauthor
Besides the fun I have when I'm with my author friends, I always learn a lot just from being with people whose writing I admire, like Vicki. And it's wonderful to talk to someone who knows what you're going through. You're not alone in the world!
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