tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post5059453101540843615..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Book LaunchesMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-38845870602941763352011-07-18T22:19:15.093+01:002011-07-18T22:19:15.093+01:00Elizabeth, thanks very much.Elizabeth, thanks very much.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-67519412032635732612011-07-18T22:19:01.371+01:002011-07-18T22:19:01.371+01:00Aguja, I'm no salesman either, but I hope when...Aguja, I'm no salesman either, but I hope when you have a launch you'll really enjoy it.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-91353535132838018672011-07-18T22:18:24.568+01:002011-07-18T22:18:24.568+01:00Margot, I think you're spot on about readers.Margot, I think you're spot on about readers.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-90849288349725281722011-07-18T14:30:45.390+01:002011-07-18T14:30:45.390+01:00Love the pictures! It looks like a wonderful launc...Love the pictures! It looks like a wonderful launch. Congratulations on the upcoming launch of "The Hanging Wood," Martin!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-59718798753143901352011-07-18T13:07:53.218+01:002011-07-18T13:07:53.218+01:00I agree with you sentiments on book launches ... a...I agree with you sentiments on book launches ... although I have never had one and 'sales person' and 'marketting' are not traits that I possess, so I would be content to be there for the 'craic' and any book sales, as you suggest, would be a bonus.agujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857809123531088629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-69069762770729698982011-07-18T00:30:56.625+01:002011-07-18T00:30:56.625+01:00Martin - You raise an interesting point about book...Martin - You raise an interesting point about book launches. I agree with you that if they're simply commercial events, that takes a lot of the fun out of it. The same is true of signings. But if you go into them with the goal of interacting with people, meeting readers, getting ideas and so on, they can be very good experiences. I think readers prefer that approach, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com