Yesterday was my first book signing. I was so nervous! I knew that I would have to stand up in front of a bunch of people and talk first, which was absolutely terrifying. That seems weird to me as I taught sixth grade not that long ago. One would think that a group of 12 year olds would be much scarier than 110 senior citizens. Apparently, this is not the way that things work in my world.

So, I got up, stuttered around a bit, and made it through my mini introduction of myself. I forgot to mention that 10% of the royalties from the book to to the Center for New Beginnings in Newark (www.thewoodland.org), and I desperately needed a cash box, but I managed to sell 7 books.

I went back to my day job and could barely concentrate. And then my grandmother called to let me know that 2 people had contacted her for additional copies of my book. So, the signing's success was raised to 9 books. Not bad considering the audience consisted of people on a fixed income.

So, Thursday's book signing should be much smoother (I hope). I won't have to stand in front of the crowd and talk, I should have addtional flyers, and I'm sure I'll be much more comfortable. The first time is always the hardest.

For more information about my schedule http://www.ameytippett.com/calendar.html