Book Lauching:"Bedlam at The Brickyard", SISTERS anthology #2
June 12 was the date of Sisters In Crime, Speed City Chapter, the only Indiana chapter of Sisters, book launching. It was an amazing event. A true book launching, with a party atmosphere. We kept busy for three hours talking about writing and our book. Big ego trip. Barnes and Noble at Greyhound Pass in Carmel was full of folks who loved books and writing. All of the people who came to the signing were just as excited as we, the writers, were. We had great refreshments furnished by our hosts and sat and talked for almost an hour after the signing was officially over and went out to supper and talked more about writing and books. This of course caused us to get caught in a little bit of the storm. We all got home safe. Thanks to every single person who attended the signing and bought books or who just came.
To keep bookstores open, authors writing; we all need to support local book stores and artists, writers and publishers. I've watched two of the bookstores I loved and supported close down. Both were independent book stores. One in Muncie one in Carmel. They were important to me because they were owned by one proprietor and not corporations. Barnes and Noble is a chain, and I suppose a chain, but it is still trying to sell books that are as important to the community readers and writers market as well as speak to the conditions of the places they are located. They offer books by local authors, music, games, magazines, children's books, food, computer space, conversation, and live authors to speak and sign books. SUPPORT THEM. Border's does this also. I now shop at both, have their cards. I never did that while my local independent book stores were open. Not often anyway. Now I shop there.
I would like you to pay attention to the fact that this anthology is Indiana written, supervised, edited and published. Indiana authors, some lived here and moved. The rest live here. The editors live here. The publisher is in Carmel, Ind. Jim Thom who wrote the foreword lives in Southern Indiana. We are all Hoosiers.
The big NO NO is the chain department stores and discount stores which I wisely shall not name. Why? They do not push local authors, local publishers. Yes, they sell the books at a discount, but authors, printing houses, publishers get left hanging out to dry a bit with this process. So visit local bookstores. If they don't have the books you want they will order. If they can't get them, try another book store. Writers aren't just given money for the heck of it. It is a business. If the publisher makes a buck, then so do we. We get better contracts because they sell lots of books. It isn't so with the discount stores. The buy for less, cut prices more and it doesn't always filter down. And never, ever buy a book with the front cover cut off. If you can't afford to buy a book at a local bookstore, go to your local library and check it out. If they don't have it you can fill out a form for them to order it from inter-library loan or order a request for them to buy it. This is not a fast process always but an excellent alternative.
Watch your local book store for sales and discounts. Join your local bookstores discount club.
Anyway the authors and the fans and family members had a great time at Barnes and Noble June 12. I thank every one who came or who ordered books from the book store or a Sisters in Crime member. I love you.
I would like to thank our anthology editors, Brenda Robertson Stewart, Wanda Lou Willis , our publisher, Blue River Press, located in Indianapolis/Carmel. Jim Thom of "Follow the River" fame for writing our forward. He is not only a great author and historian, but one of my favorite authors.
Our publicity person was M.B. Dabney, who also edited the fact insert sheets, which were compiled by Mark Zacharias. A special thanks to our officers of Speed City Chapter, who worked so hard on the publication and publicity, and all the authors in the book who wrote and rewrote and rewrote and at some time swore as Miss Scarlet would have said, "I swear I'll never be a writer again." I thank the publicity people on the local papers that carried our announcement and stories of our authors. You were wonderful. More about what it takes to create an anthology and why Sisters is an important organization both for fans and writers. Yes, we have Mister Sisters, we are not sexist. More tomorrow, about that also. Love to all and I hold you in the Light. Sherita
To keep bookstores open, authors writing; we all need to support local book stores and artists, writers and publishers. I've watched two of the bookstores I loved and supported close down. Both were independent book stores. One in Muncie one in Carmel. They were important to me because they were owned by one proprietor and not corporations. Barnes and Noble is a chain, and I suppose a chain, but it is still trying to sell books that are as important to the community readers and writers market as well as speak to the conditions of the places they are located. They offer books by local authors, music, games, magazines, children's books, food, computer space, conversation, and live authors to speak and sign books. SUPPORT THEM. Border's does this also. I now shop at both, have their cards. I never did that while my local independent book stores were open. Not often anyway. Now I shop there.
I would like you to pay attention to the fact that this anthology is Indiana written, supervised, edited and published. Indiana authors, some lived here and moved. The rest live here. The editors live here. The publisher is in Carmel, Ind. Jim Thom who wrote the foreword lives in Southern Indiana. We are all Hoosiers.
The big NO NO is the chain department stores and discount stores which I wisely shall not name. Why? They do not push local authors, local publishers. Yes, they sell the books at a discount, but authors, printing houses, publishers get left hanging out to dry a bit with this process. So visit local bookstores. If they don't have the books you want they will order. If they can't get them, try another book store. Writers aren't just given money for the heck of it. It is a business. If the publisher makes a buck, then so do we. We get better contracts because they sell lots of books. It isn't so with the discount stores. The buy for less, cut prices more and it doesn't always filter down. And never, ever buy a book with the front cover cut off. If you can't afford to buy a book at a local bookstore, go to your local library and check it out. If they don't have it you can fill out a form for them to order it from inter-library loan or order a request for them to buy it. This is not a fast process always but an excellent alternative.
Watch your local book store for sales and discounts. Join your local bookstores discount club.
Anyway the authors and the fans and family members had a great time at Barnes and Noble June 12. I thank every one who came or who ordered books from the book store or a Sisters in Crime member. I love you.
I would like to thank our anthology editors, Brenda Robertson Stewart, Wanda Lou Willis , our publisher, Blue River Press, located in Indianapolis/Carmel. Jim Thom of "Follow the River" fame for writing our forward. He is not only a great author and historian, but one of my favorite authors.
Our publicity person was M.B. Dabney, who also edited the fact insert sheets, which were compiled by Mark Zacharias. A special thanks to our officers of Speed City Chapter, who worked so hard on the publication and publicity, and all the authors in the book who wrote and rewrote and rewrote and at some time swore as Miss Scarlet would have said, "I swear I'll never be a writer again." I thank the publicity people on the local papers that carried our announcement and stories of our authors. You were wonderful. More about what it takes to create an anthology and why Sisters is an important organization both for fans and writers. Yes, we have Mister Sisters, we are not sexist. More tomorrow, about that also. Love to all and I hold you in the Light. Sherita
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