Prepare to Read Your Book!
Reading excerpts of your book to potential readers is a great way to Sell your book. Stay in touch with readers who know you. Introduce new readers to your work. Build word of mouth about your book. Find out what excites your readers and what doesn’t work for them. Let readers hear your literary voice. Establish relationships with local booksellers. Before your first reading: Identify candidate venues Open mic night at restaurant,… Read More
Why Most Readings Suck and How to Fix It
From: http://www.deadendfollies.com/blog//2016/04/essay-why-most-readings-suck-and-how-to.html * [Dead End Follies] Editor’s note: Gabino came back from AWP shirtless and green this week, so I asked him “Sup’ bro?” and it turned out he had a chip on his shoulder about the public readings at the event, so I thought Angrybino was too good to pass up on and so, here here he is for you in all his glory in a new exclusive piece about people who… Read More
Essay : Why Most Readings Suck and How to Fix It, by Gabino
Maureen found this article, Essay : Why Most Readings Suck and How to Fix It, with some *colorful* observations about how to do a book reading. She thinks it’s accurate, even if she herself would never use this language. So, fair warning – it’s on the crude side.