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: aprilhenry (aprilhenry) wrote,
2010-05-26 09:22:00

aprilhenry
aprilhenry
2010-05-26 09:22:00

Bitching about book tours

It used to very popular to bitch about your book tour. Now maybe not so much, because any author who gets one should count themselves very, very lucky (and very, very marketable). Still there are always funny stories to be had when you are touring.

You can read sports writer Rick Reilly’s experiences here. And here’s the diary of my first book tour, way back in 2000.

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