Welcome to Biting-Edge, a blog shared by authors and vampire experts, Mario Acevedo and Jeanne Stein. We’ll cover urban fantasy, vampires, pop culture, and all things Joss Whedon. Unlike other fantasy blogs, we don’t insist on body cavity searches (unless you ask politely). Snarkiness is most welcome...though we won't promise not to bite back!

Monday, May 01, 2006
  I thought you were famous
I spent last week on my first "book tour." For the uninitiated, it seems glamorous--arriving at a bookstore, seeing posters announcing your visit, and chairs arranged around a table stacked with copies of your books. But unless you're a mega-bestselling writer, forget about throngs queuing up for your signature.

Few things are as pathetic as an unknown author sitting forlornly at a table while the store P.A. gamely announces the signing. Instead of stampeding toward the table, customers migrate away, as if the lonely author was now infected with smelly cooties.

At the Borders Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona, I actually had a small group waiting by the signing table. When I introduced myself, they looked surprised and replied, "This isn't the French appreciation club?" Sadly no, but they were welcome to stay for my signing. They declined and retreated to the cafe--the far end.

The store manager came by and noticed the empty chairs. "Where is everybody? I thought you were famous."

Obviously not. So I dragged the table and books to the front of the store and proceeded to pitch my novel to anyone coming within range. This was a tactic I employed all week at two book festivals and the other chain bookstore signings. I sold a few dozen books, paying my dues as a tadpole wiggling into the lagoon of publishing, waiting for the day when throngs queue up for me.
 
Comments:
Yeah, I am so jealous of Mario's cover. It is way cool, and fits right in with the tough, funny mood of his novel.

It's not surprising that Mario's cover would be great -- he's an artist himself. You can check out his oil paintings at www.adelantearts.com.

If you take some peyote, drink a bottle of mescal and wait about half an hour, you can see the secret images of chupacabras, vampires, werewolves, etc., hidden in the paintings. At least that's what Mario told me.
 
Hi, extremelyshuterhappy,

If you like historical novels, have you ever read "Forever Amber"? It's the historically accurate tale of a teenage slut and it was scandalous when it came out in the '40s.

My favorite part of this book is the descriptions of the Black Plague.

So what do "Forever Amber" and "The Nymphos of Rocky Flats," have in common? Both of the authors actually know what they're talking about. Not sluts and vampires (although Mario may know about the former), but the Black Plague and the military.

Thanks for visiting our blog and glad you like the gardening blog. I didn't update it today because I was, yes, gardening.
 
Now I'm absolutely going to have to read The Awakening. What sort of scandalous novel was this to have caused the author to be banned from the illustrious Fine Arts Club?

Now I'm dreaming of the day that I'll be banned from a Fine Arts Club.
 
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