Yesterday's highlight was a table signing with Jo Whittemore for her newly released Curse of Arastold (excerpt), Book Two of the Silverskin Trilogy, which kicked off with Escape from Arylon (author interview)(both Llewellyn, 2006). The event was held at Barnes & Noble, Round Rock, which is just outside of Austin.
Jo should give presentations on how to do a table signing. She offered chocolate chip sliced cookies (cookie brownies?) to passersby and to her young fans she also offered dragon coloring sheets, M&M giveaways, the opportunity to guess how many M&Ms were in a larger jar (which I'm sure was the prize), and custom bracelets with messages tied into her novels.
Traffic was enthusiastic, and celebrity appearances included BA and his genius daughter.
Jo is new on the Austin and national writing scene, and it's exciting to see her star shooting up.
Spooky Links
"Anything Ordinary: Why Fantasy Beats Reality" by Jo Whittemore from Llewellyn.
"And Then What Happened: Writing the Sequel," also by Jo from Llewellyn.
