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| photo by Peter Hellman |
The good news:
I've survived my first book signing on my book tour!
- 30 copies of DOGSLED DREAMS were snatched up!
- I made a pack of new friends. (Waves at 11-year-old Martina the avid reader, eloquent speaker, and sled dog enthusiast.)
- And I learned a ton about how to move your book at an event. Namely - you actually have to talk about yourself. Unabashadly. The natural (Canadian?) tendency toward modesty must be left at the door. How else are people going to know your book was selected as a Recommended Read by the Iditarod Education Department, unless you tell them?
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| Photo Peter Hellman |
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| Photo Peter Hellman |
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| photo by Glen Milligan |
I really really wanted to get videos of the start of the races. I wanted to share the absolute joy of the dogs before they run. I taped amazing shots of crazed dogs running past, full teams screaming and lunging on the ganglines. Mushers slipping and wrestling to the start line. It was all so AWESOME!
Then I came home to watch and edit for you and ... AND ...
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| photo Glen Milligan |
I had the recorder off when I thought it was on and on when I thought it was off.
I've got brilliant shots of my feet running in the slushy snow with insane barking in the background.
I didn't get even one photo! (luckily, some did, thank you Peter and Glen)
I'M SO HEARTBROKEN!!!
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| Photo Charmaine Collins |
But - I'll be doing all this again on my next stop in CANNINGTON, Ontario in a couple of weeks. My man will be coming this time. He has graciously volunteered his skills to do the video taping.
Photos are nice - but to really feel the energy and buzz, there's nothing like actually hearing 200 + dogs screaming to RUN!
Thank you to all who purchased my book!
22 comments:
So glad it went well! It sounds like you had a fabulous time and those lucky 30 people are now (or soon will be) enjoying your book! How fabulous is that??
Nelsa
You'll get the race next time.
But thirty books is amazing. Good stuff, Terry!
So glad that the book signing went well. It gives me a tad more confidence I could do one too.
Woo-hoo! I knew you'd take off running right from the start. :D
Sounds like magic!! Love the photos - and can't wait for the videos from next time! :)
How exciting. I will be up in Alaska next month for the start of the Iditarod. Can't wait!
Oh man, I can't wait to see video of this! Congrats on moving those books and keep talking about yourself! You're background is a major reason this book rocks :)
I told you a ton of books would sell!!!
It sounds like you had SO MUCH fun! Someday, Terry, I want to watch a race like that. Too cool! :-)
Gorgeous photos! And it sounds like the book signing went really well. Congratulations :)
YAY. I'm glad it went well. Hopefully someday that'll be me talking about myself at a booksigning!
That's great Terry! Congratulations on your successful signing. It sounds like you had a great time.
Congratulations on your success at book signing number one! And the photos, while they aren't yours, are great.
As an apprentice musher myself, I can identify with the exhilaration of the sled race.
AWESOME, girl!!!! Thirty books! Wow! And it sounds like you had a great time, even with the video snag. No worries--there will be other opportunities for recording. CONGRATULATIONS!
That's so cool about the races. I'd love to watch one someday.
Yay about the book signing. Gear up for some more. :)
That's great news on your first book signing - congrats! Good luck with the rest of the tour!!!
So very exciting! I'm sorry about the video, but the pictures that your friends got look wonderful! Congrats on a successful signing!
What an amazing experience for you! It must be disappointing to have missed taping it. I know what you mean -- sometimes I find it hard to talk about myself too. (Maybe it IS a Canadian trait!)
so, so awesome, Terry! I knew you'd smoke 'em!
My mom's always doing things like taht w/ her camera. LOL.
Sounds like you had a pretty awesome book signing, and that recorder thing sounds like the sort of thing I would do. So, I can totally relate.
yay, for the success :)
I wonder what happens when a cat walks into one of these sled dog events :)
Sounds like a great experience. I'm glad you sold books and made new friends. Yippee.
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