tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026762677187537394.post3624074482982980445..comments2023-02-19T06:25:43.569-05:00Comments on Hilltop Notes: What to Say?JLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14417274472131471333noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026762677187537394.post-53141471131967309062010-06-09T14:53:14.957-04:002010-06-09T14:53:14.957-04:00Joan, this is what I've found to be the most i...Joan, this is what I've found to be the most interesting readings by a fiction writer. Don't dwell on reading from the book. Talk about the writing of the book. Where did your ideas come from? What did you want your readers to gain from reading the book, besides entertainment. <br />Begin by making the audience like you and then they will want to read the book. (Sell yourself, then sell your book)<br />Tell some things about yourself that your audience can relate to. Talk about your characters. That is better I think, than reading from the book because you can hardly read enough to create interest in that short time period.<br />And if you want to read from the book, talk about a certain part of the book, then read some from that place in the book.<br /><br />As an audience member of numbers of readings, I also know that you should begin with something humorous and end with something light. When people are smiling or laughing, they have good feelings toward the person who gave them the good feelings.<br /><br />That is my five cents worth. Good luck. I know you will knock then dead.Glenda Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.com