With Rhiann Watts and Eliza Green
As I walked down Earls Court Gardens to start Day 2 at the London Book Fair, I still felt the buzz of Day 1. Or maybe it was the warmth of the sunshine on my face…
The Roma Nova badges seem to be catching on…
I met up with Romantic Novelists’ Association members despite the crowds. Here are Liz Harris and Freda Lightfoot. I also drank coffee with Jenny Haddon and Evelyn Ryle.
Lovely to have bumped into long-standing Twitter friend Sam Missingham from Harper Collins. I asked her also to pass on my thanks to her colleague Liz Dawson who gave a terrific workshop on Tuesday about publicising books.
SilverWood authors – Debbie Young, David Ebsworth, Paul Murphy, Sandy Osborne, Harvey Black , Isabel Burt and me – and Helen Hart lunched together. We raised a glass to both our own achievements and to the high level of interest SilverWood Books was attracting at the fair.
More talks! I found two full of practical hints, mainly about marketing and visibility: Successful Author-Publishing with top tips from each of an expert panel…
…and The Hallmarks of Self-Publishing Success with Rachel Abbott and Polly Courtney. (Apologies for the picture quality – the lighting was dreadful!)
Jane Davis, Joanne Phillips, Mel Sherratt
Then the networking began in earnest…
Karen Inglis and Roz Morris
Hugh Howey and fans
…which then continued at the Alliance of independent Authors (ALLi) with readings, wine, food and (loud) conversation.
Helen Hart
Lindsay Stanberry-Flynn, Chele Cooke, Catriona Trot
Paul Murphy, SilverWood author, reading from his new book.
Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers, INCEPTIO, and PERFIDITAS. Third in series, SUCCESSIO, is out early summer 2014.
Looks a great day! So many faces I recognise. I met, Liz Harris at the Festival of Romance, she is a lovely person.
Thanks, Glynis. Yes, just as exhausting, but fabulous. I’ve met so many familiar faces, both those who were virtual plus other ‘real’ people I knew before. This is where the LBF is terrific for authors.
I’m really enjoying this series of blogs, Alison. Our stand was so busy that I didn’t get to see much of the Fair, so I now feel I have by proxy. Thank you!
Every time I came back to your stand it was buzzing!