When my first three Veronica Slate mystery novels sold and were published, I knew only I could promote them. (Lynx was part of Bantam Books and I was a small potatoes author.)
Over 18 months in 1988-1990, I did eighty-nine book signings at bookstores and libraries. I personally autographed and sold 1,691 of my three mystery novels, an average of nineteen books sold at each book signing.
Above are the signs I sent to the bookstore or library.
