An author held a signing recently at my local coffee shop. To support a fellow author, I attended and bought a book. She, in turn, bought my newest release, Edisto Storm, because The Coffee Shelf also handles book sales in our area.
Well, she happened to have two others interested in her books at her table, and we struck up a conversation. The author introduced me, told them I also wrote, and they promptly each bought one of my books (after buying hers, of course). Those two ladies who bought my books, began talking about beaches in South Carolina and about visiting Edisto, and got excited about reading the rest of the series.
The owner of the store, standing nearby and watching the interaction, pulled me aside and told me that with the added interest of my new release, she wanted to double her usual purchase of the new title.
Never let your identity as a writer falter. You are a writer wherever you go. You never know when someone will ask you to speak, sign a book, or go online right then and there and order several of your titles. Own who you are. If you aren’t there yet, remind yourself to show up everyday to work so you’ll soon arrive.
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