Today’s neighborhood visit is in McKinney, Texas, which is a four and one half hour drive from my neighborhood. The book fair is sponsored by Texas Authors as part of the Texas Author Book Fair Network.
I decided to stay in an AirB@B in McKinney. It was in the country and very quiet. I loved the bench backrest. It was a tailgate.
This is the welcome tray. Made me feel at home.
Other authors and I got together for dinner. Award-winning author Jan Sikes and I got a chance to catch up. She and I are both members of Rave Reviews Book Club. It was great seeing her again.
The auditorium where the event was held.
I thought it would be interesting to take a shot of the room before it was set up. You can see it is a lovely room.
Here is the room almost filled.
Another shot of the floor
A shot of my booth. I had a great location next to the stage.
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Sounds like fun! I love these book fairs.
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They are fun. Thank you, Darlene.
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Hope it was successful for you… ♥
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Enjoyed meeting all the authors.
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Good pictures, John. It looks like the perfect place for a book fair. You had great weather for your trip. 🙂 — Suzanne
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The weather was great. Thanks, Suzanne
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Your display is terrific. I hope the book fair was fun (as well as successful). Safe travels home. 🙂
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Thank you, Gwen. Made it safely.
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Looks like a fun time, John. I love that bench!
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I did too.
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That is an awesome table spot. The AirBnB looks like a nice place to relax too. Congrats on the successful trip.
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Thank you, Charles.
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What a great bench. I love staying in AirBnBs, so much more personal than a cold hotel room.
Must be so fun to share these events with fellow authors.
Hope it was a successful trip as well as fun…
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It was fun meeting others. Sales? Not so much.
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Well, dang. At least you had some fun!
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True.
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That’s some booth. You came prepared. And I like the look of the place you stayed. Cozy.
Good luck and I hope you have a lot of sales so you can buy the next round.
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Thank you, Andrew. Next one on me.
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That litttle AirBnB looks cute!
Have a wonderful Sunday,
Pit
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It was cute. Thak you, Pit.
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Love seeing you and Jan together. Looks like a great day. And you did have a great location! Hope it paid off for you.
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Meeting other authors makes it a great day. Thanks, Staci.
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The display of your books looks great. I hope it was a successful day. Loved the photo of you and Jan! Be safe driving home.
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Thank you, Jill.
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The best part of these fairs is meeting and talking with readers. Great that you got to meet up with Jan. She and I only know one another by telephone.
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So true. Jan is a hoot.
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Delighted you found so much to be happy about, after that long journey, John. I need to force myself to do some book fairs, too. Hope the time and effort proved worthwhile for you.
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Meeting other authors was great. The book sales not so much.
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Looks like great fun. I hope it was successful for you, John. Glad to see you were able to meet up with Jan.
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Thank you, Jennie.
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You’re welcome, John.
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It was awesome getting together, John! Great shots of the venue and yes, it was a really nice place!
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Yes it was awesome. We’ll have to do it again. Thanks for seting up the dinner, Jan.
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It looks like a good time was had by all and good weather. Cozy AirB@B. I like B & Bs but have never tried the Air thing. Good looking set up by the stage. You are probably closer to these type of events in Austin rather than Port A.
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It was still 5 hours by car. It would have been eight.
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Looks like you had an excellent time, John. Loved the “Ford” bench. And that shot of you and Jan was great. How wonderful to meet other writers in person!
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It is. Thanks, Mae.
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Thanks for sharing these great images, John. How lovely it is to have the opportunity of meeting up with fellow authors. Love the AirB&B!
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Thank you Soooz. It was fun.
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I love book fairs! Hope it was a huge success for you.
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Thank you, Michelle. It was good being out there.
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That looks like a wonderful venue for an event like yours. Even though it was a long drive, you had a good place to relax, and no doubt a good bit of meet-and-greet along with it. I’m glad you’re home safely. Did the girls miss you?
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They did. I was tackled at the door and smothered in licks. Thanks, Linda. Yes the meet and greet was terrific
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Who’s that handsome fella?
As for the displays, you always bring your A game.
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Thanks, Marc. That guy is some old fart Jan decided to hold up.
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Puhleeze! Buahahaha!
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😀
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Nice set up, John, and in a perfect spot. Love the shelf holding all your books on the table.
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Thank you. A garage sale find. 😊
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It would be fun to meet friends from blogland. I saw a picture of a garage someone built, and there are tailgates mounted to the walls. You have to unlatch them, just like on a truck, before they become seats.
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Sounds pretty clever. Thanks, Craig
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Love the bench (of course) and your display is very professional. That says a lot.
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Thank you, Greg.
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Great photos, John. Looks like it was a good event and you enjoyed yourself. Bet you’re happy to home with your girls 😉
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It was good. I enjoyed talking to a few authors. Happy for sure.
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I love the bench too! How clever to use an old gate from a truck!
It looks like it was fun. I hope it brings you even more success!
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Thank you, Deborah. 😊
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What fun! I like your large banner in back of your table.
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Thanmk you, Rhonda.
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That bench looks cool but incredibly uncomfortable, John.
You’re a dedicated author to travel so far for your craft, my friend.
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Thanks, Hook. More like nuts to travel that far.
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