Tomorrow
night will be my first time to stand before a group and talk about my first
fiction book, Angel Sometimes. And
I'm a little bit nervous. Which is odd since I have a Master's in Public
Speaking. I've spoken before at conferences and meetings, but this is the first
time to talk about my own book and about Angel herself. It's a new-to-me
experience.
How about
you? As the author, are you ever a bit nervous about standing up and talking
about your book? As a reader, has it ever occurred to you that the author may
be nervous?
As the
author, how do you plan what you'll talk about? For this talk, the moderator
has already sent five questions/expectations that she has:
1. What is
your elevator speech for your book?
2. What did
you use in your personal background to bring your characters to life?
3. What
inspired you to write this book?
4. What was the
most challenging thing about getting your book published?
5. What else
is in store for your readers?
After that,
then it'll be open for me and the second author to throw out what we want to
add. Once we're through talking, I'd like to open it up
to questions from the audience.
What else
would you want to hear from the author of a book you're thinking of buying?
