Debbie Macomber, one classy lady
18 May 2010
First, a quick shout out to my padre. Happy birthday, Dad!
Over the weekend, my mom and I went to a book signing for Debbie Macomber. We arrived 15 minutes after the signing was supposed to start, and already the line for Debbie was enormous. As in, we waited for two hours to get books signed, and there were still plenty of people behind us.
Here’s a couple things I observed during our lengthy amount of time there:
1. Readers are very patient waiters. Many of the people around us simply pulled out books and read. The woman behind us read 6 chapters of Debbie’s latest.
2. There are lots of books in the world. Lots and lots and lots of them. There were a couple endcaps (or however you spell that) next to us with Sparknotes on them. I’m ashamed to say that there are Sparknotes available for books I’ve never even heard of.
3. Dark Cherry Mochas are good stuff, though better over ice. And I tried some of my mom’s Java Chip Frappuccino. Quite good as well.
4. Debbie Macomber is one classy lady, as was her assistant. Both of them were excellent with names, and always clarified what books were being given as gifts, and what books were being signed for the person standing right there.
5. Having a positive interaction with an author makes you want to read more of their stuff. And buy it new so they actually make something off it. I think all writers would be wise to study Debbie. She worked hard for her success. And even though she’s seen the top of sales charts numerous times, she expressed appreciation to every single person who came out to see her. Classy.
It was so refreshing to see an author take time out for each person in line. Yes it meant we had to wait longer for her to sign a book for us but when it came our turn she took just as much time as we sought. Just a plug for Hannah’s List…one of Debbie Macomber’s best.
Posted by Beth Hines on 19 May 2010