It's been a busy — and very successful — summer and early fall for promoting
and selling my scary books. Some big venues and some not-so-big, but this year
in particular, my book sales in what I'd call non-traditional outlets, such as
local breweries, specialty shops, and festivals, have been healthy indeed.
I've got a few more coming up for the fall season. This weekend, I'll be in
Elizabeth City, NC, for a four-author booksigning event at
Seven Sounds Brewing Company
(see yesterday's
post
for details). On Saturday, September 21, I'm attending another
multi-author event, hosted by
Martinsville/Henry County Is for Book Lovers
at the
Spencer-Penn Centre, in Spencer, VA, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be
lots of food and craft vendors as well, so there's plenty of fun even for
folks who might be too scared to visit with the scary author. Ha-ha!
Next month — Saturday, October 5 — come visit my vendor booth at the 43rd Annual Martinsville Uptown Oktoberfest, in Uptown Martinsville, VA. I'll have plenty of scary books on hand — Fugue Devil: Resurgence, Deathrealm: Spirits, Gods of Moab, Blue Devil Island, West Virginia: Lair of the Mothman, and several others. Ms. B. may bring along some of her art journals, watercolor paintings, and other nice items for sale as well. Oktoberfest features a passel of vendors with artsy-craftsy things, foodz, a beer garden, and other goodies of all sorts. It runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.; admission is free.
In November, Ms. B. and I will be attending a somewhat belated
Dark Shadows–themed Halloween event at Seaview Terrace (a.k.a. the Carey Mansion) in
Newport, RI, which served as the exterior of Collinwood in the original
Dark Shadows series. I've been to numerous
Dark Shadows events, and I've visited Lyndhurst in
Tarrytown, NY, and the Lockwood-Mathews mansion in Norwalk, CT, both of
which appeared in House of Dark Shadows way back when, but I've
never been to Seaview Terrace, so this will be a first. Ms. B. and I are both
very much looking forward to it.
Next month — Saturday, October 5 — come visit my vendor booth at the 43rd Annual Martinsville Uptown Oktoberfest, in Uptown Martinsville, VA. I'll have plenty of scary books on hand — Fugue Devil: Resurgence, Deathrealm: Spirits, Gods of Moab, Blue Devil Island, West Virginia: Lair of the Mothman, and several others. Ms. B. may bring along some of her art journals, watercolor paintings, and other nice items for sale as well. Oktoberfest features a passel of vendors with artsy-craftsy things, foodz, a beer garden, and other goodies of all sorts. It runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.; admission is free.
