6 Tips to Ensure a Successful Book Reading

• How to arrange a public book reading/signing
Just because you’ve published a book, don’t expect to get invitations to do book readings. You’ll have to arrange them yourself. The good news is you’ll find a lot of venues will be willing to have your speak.

• Preparing your book reading 
If you’re a little anxious about speaking in front of a crowd for a book presentation, that’s understandable; public speaking is one of the biggest fears people have. But with a little preparation – and after you’ve made a few public appearances – you’ll soon find that it’s actually a lot of fun!

• What to do in hour before your presentation
Rarely do most authors just show up for a book reading or presentation and start delivering it. Like a professional athlete, you want to “warm up” before the actual show. Doing so can help ensure the presentation itself goes flawlessly.

• How to ensure a successful book reading/signing
The day has finally arrived: Your first book reading and signing! No doubt your stomach is aflutter, not just with excitement but with a little apprehension. What if you mess up in the reading? What if you can’t think of what to say when someone answers a question? What if the crowd finds you boring and starts to leave?

• Avoid these flubs when seeking book signing
Setting up a book reading/signing requires a little salesmanship and diplomacy. That’s why you don’t want to make these two flubs.

• Dealing with book signing anxiety
 When marketing your book, you’ll probably want to promote your book by getting in front of people, such as at a book reading or a book signing. For writers, who often are more introverted, that’s a daunting assignment.

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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer a variety of self-publishing services. During the past decade, I’ve helped more than 300 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of the 7 Minutes a Day… writing guidebooks, four nonfiction hiking guidebook series, and the literary novel Windmill. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.

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