Red Room Where the Writers Are

With BEA behind me and a week at the coast as well, to escape the heat, I'm ready to take on the world, or at least Barnes and Noble.

I was amazed by many things at BEA, but none more than the ability to walk up to a salesperson for, say, Random House, and talk a bit, maybe get a free book, and give them a bookmark or a book in r

If you've no idea what to expect of the second largest book fair in the world, you will not be alone. Here are some important Dos and Don'ts:

I have wedged myself into my daughter's L.A. studio apartment (which she shares with a very large dog), and am now trying to debrief and make sense of it all. And my feet are still recovering.

Book promotion is challenging at best, as most of you know, and having survived three days of intense book marketing, I can tell you it works, but not unless you work it. Accidental Cowgirl

I went to my obsessive addiction web site--www.publishersmarketplace.com--a few half dozen times yesterday just so I could see the flickr photos