1st Book Signing - B&N - Grapevine, TX

Barnes and Noble in Grapevine, Texas was the site for my first book signing. My son, Nathan, came to see his dad in action. When I arrived my table was set up near the entrance and off to the right. My stack of books was waiting. That’s a good sign. I was tempted to sign and date all of them, a tip from my editor. Once signed they can’t be returned. I didn’t do that.

My accountants in Virginia called and ordered a copy. They asked that I sign and deliver it on one of my monthly trips to Virginia. Several friends came to say hi and a few actually bought books. My son found some Gaming magazines to read – so he was happy. One young girl, probably twelve or thirteen, came up and looked at the books and said – “could you sign one for my mother? I think she would like this.”

One young man and his wife and baby came by and asked for a copy. He said his name was Dave O’Hara. I replied, “I know another Dave O’Hara.” He said, “yea, that’s my dad.” I was stunned – because the last time I saw this young man he was in diapers. His folks heard about the book signing in New Jersey and sent word. The power of the Internet and old friendships.

About fifteen minutes before my time slot was over the next author arrived with a six foot banner showing her new book. Something about how to manage the little money you have and still become a millionaire. She was dressed in a suit and had two very official looking guys in suits handle the set up. My friends and I looked at that and each other – then smiled. She ended up selling a handful of books in her two hours.

So what did I take away? I caught up with several friends – that was good. My son got the magazines he liked and thought I was cool – that was good. It was close to my house – that was good. I didn’t have a lot of stuff the tear down and haul away – that was good. I also sold a handful of books in two hours which means I won’t be doing many of these.