Ordering Books...Part Of The Process

As a writer, it's bad to attend a writing convention without books to sell. I should know--I seem to find myself doing it all the time.

The latest--this past weekend at Fyrecon.

But, I should say, I wasn't completely without product. I had one copy of my novel Chaser. One.

My last one.

This past weekend I attended Fyrecon 3 for two of the three days. I sat at our publisher's table for a majority of the time I was there. I talked to several people about the company and the books we sell. The company has grown so much recently that not all our titles we've published were there, including mine. 

For years I attended these events with another publisher, Xchyler Publishing. I had short stories in three of their anthologies. I usually didn't bring any books to those events, either, because other authors brought large amounts of the same books I would sell if I brought my own. Needless to say, I haven't made a killing selling my own books.

Maybe things will change now. I've got a couple of cons coming up so tonight, I logged on to my publisher's site and placed an order...not as many as I would have liked to order, but more than I had this past weekend. 

Yes, it's bad to attend a writing convention without books to sell. Hopefully, that won't happen again.

Day 3 Of Fyrecon 3...Is Tomorrow--You Should Stop In And Check It Out!

Fyrecon 3 is alive and well and tomorrow is its final day. 

It's located in Layton, Utah, on the Weber State University Davis Campus--click: HERE for a map. The website for Fyrecon can be found: HERE.

For me, attending this conference is like attending a family reunion. I don't know everyone involved in the event, of course, but I do know many of the presenters and organizers. We see each other at events throughout the year and over the years we've become good friends. 

You can see tomorrow's schedule by clicking: HERE. There's classes by great writers like Kevin L. Nielsen, James Wymore, Julie Frost, Ryan Decaria, Candice Thomas, and So many more. Plus, there's the vendor room where I'll most likely be hanging out answering questions about Immortal Works. If you've got a book to pitch, come on over and let us know. We're all ears.

For those of us who have chosen to dedicate their free time, their full time, or both, to the pursuit of telling a story through literature or art, we use these events to re-charge, to re-focus, to re-connect with others who share our passion. Please, if you're in the area, stop in and check out the final day of Fyrecon 3. I know there'll be something to interest you, and who knows, it could be the beginning of a whole new passion. Fyrecon 3--Burn Through Barriers.