I arose at 6:00 am and left my home at 8:00. My car was loaded with boxes of the two books I have written, a folding table, painted metal scraps, my purse, and lunch bag. In the large hall there were 42 authors with books in a wide range of genres. I set up my table. By 10:00 readers were filtering into the Lebanon Senior Center.
I meandered through the rows of tables looking at other books--an endless variety. All the authors enthusiastically shared about their writings. Fantasy seemed to be a very popular genre.
In addition to my books, I had some rescued scraps of metal from the burned Wilco bulding in Mount Angel. Tammy Bakken Plummer, a Mount Angel artist had painted the U.S. flag on them. We sell them as a fundraiser for a school.
I was pleased that I sold an equal number of my two books, which are quite different. The first being, The Seamstresss of Jamestown, an historical fiction novel set in a California gold mining town in 1870. The second book, The Woman in the Well, is a memoir of my descent into the earth unexpectedly and unpleasantly!
These book fairs are enjoyable because the type of person who reads and attends these are fascinating to speak with. They all have their own joys and benefits they receive from reading. They relate to my books and share some similar stories. It is a wonderful experience to interact with authors and readers for five hours. I truly enjoy these events.
