So Saturday was all about the big book fair. I went down around 10:20 a.m., and there were already tons of authors inside setting up their tables. I went around and chatted with some folks like Jackie Kessler and Barry Eisler, and managed to say hi to Lora Leigh just before the doors opened.

Wow. It was chaos for a while after that. Tons of people coming in and heading straight for their favorite authors. Barry was quite popular, as was Kim Harrison and Mark Henry (those were some of the folks I could see from my spot). Mark told me he sold out of books by 11:15. Way to go Mark! (BTW, his book, Happy Hour of the Damned, is about a zombie. How cool is that? Got to add it to my TBR pile).

I did pretty good at the book fair, especially considering all the big names there. I sold 14 books out of 20 (mostly copies of Hot Mama). Lots of people came up to me and told me how much they enjoyed the Bigtime books, and I got lots of cards from librarians and booksellers. A couple folks also came up and had me sign their tote bags, which was really cool and flattering. (I’m so bringing my own tote bag for people to sign next year!) So my traffic was pretty steady throughout the fair, which is always good.

Things started calming down around 12:30 p.m., and I cut out of the book fair a little after 1 p.m., so Wheezley (the significant other) and I could drive back home. By the end of the day and our drive, I was exhausted, but it was a good kind of tired. :bubbles:

Up next: The final RT post.