A book is like a child: it is easier to bring it into the world than to control it when it is launched there. – George Bernard Shaw
Last Thursday I had my very first book signing at the Healthy Rhythm Community Art Gallery in Fairfield, Texas. I had met the owner, Ken Vail, at the Southern Harm Reduction Conference in New Orleans last December, and he had graciously invited me to hold my very first event there. A reporter from the local newspaper interviewed me; she also reviewed my book last week and had some very kind things to say about it (I have already posted a quote on Amazon). Following that was the actual event; the crowd was small, but Fairfield is a small town so I didn’t expect a multitude. What was really nice about it was that it turned into a sort of discussion group, and one young couple stayed after for quite some time after the official end of the event, asking the sort of intelligent questions I love answering.
One of the things I’m looking forward to is doing a number of different types of events. I expect that some of them will be large and some small like this one; in some I’ll perhaps share the stage with others, while other times I’ll be alone. Some events will be more book-centered, while others will concentrate more on my blog or activism. But the important thing in all of them – large or small, lucrative or not – is that I’ll be meeting people, giving them a chance to ask questions, busting myths and showing that sex workers are neither vampires nor victims, but just people like anyone else they might meet. And as long as I get plenty of opportunities to do that, I will consider this tour a success.
no words for it, but plenty of admiration, Maggie. Godspeed!!!
Congrats Maggie. Well begun!
I’m glad it went well! I’m proud of you.
It’s great to hear that the first book-signing went so well.
Congratulations indeed! I hope that at some stage you’ll come & visit us in the UK – would be a great opportunity to have my copy of LOTN signed 🙂
I second what Matt in London says – give em hell! 😉
I’d love to be able to contribute to sex workers rights more, after having been introduced to the idea fairly recently via your blog, Maggie
Congratulations! And I’d third what Matt says; a visit to the UK would be great—even better, a visit to Ireland!
I really wish I could visit the UK and Ireland, but I’m afraid it will be impossible in this lifetime; even if I could fly without issues (which I can’t), the policies of my country’s current government make it practically impossible. 🙁
Ok, I’ll bite. Can you explain how US policies make it difficult for you to travel to the UK? This seems like a significant issue.
It’s tough to travel internationally when one can’t get a passport. The story of why is much too long, but suffice to say it would cost me much more to resolve the issue than I can afford.
You might be eligible for an Irish passport.
I’m intrigued; please elucidate.
Didn’t you write somewhere that you had Irish ancestry? This could be a way in.
Email me about this, s’il vous plait.
Bien sur!
Fecit 🙂
Any chance of that story becoming a column?
No. It’s much more stupid and infuriating than interesting. 🙁
I believe “stupid and infuriating” can be synonymous with interesting 🙂
What about the “Queen Mary”?
Xerxes
The Normandie is more to my taste.
Congratulations! May your successful launch lead to a smooth flight.