http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2008/04/28/the-three-sides-of-signing-books/ Writing about writing Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2008/04/28/the-three-sides-of-signing-books/comment-page-1/#comment-349583 Paul Volponi Sun, 25 May 2008 01:49:11 +0000 http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2008/04/28/the-three-sides-of-signing-books/#comment-349583 when I sign, I refuse to sit behind a table. I stand up in front of the table, shake everyone's hand, talk to every person about their life and the book I'm signing, and make sure every person has my e-mail. Of course, I've probably never had more than 250 people at a sitting. But I really enjoy myself and I think the readers do, too. The first time I signed for Viking and informed the intern they had sent to help out that I wasn't going to sit behind a table, she became very nervous and practically begged me to conform. No kidding, the worried look on her face was priceless.--PV when I sign, I refuse to sit behind a table. I stand up in front of the table, shake everyone’s hand, talk to every person about their life and the book I’m signing, and make sure every person has my e-mail. Of course, I’ve probably never had more than 250 people at a sitting. But I really enjoy myself and I think the readers do, too. The first time I signed for Viking and informed the intern they had sent to help out that I wasn’t going to sit behind a table, she became very nervous and practically begged me to conform. No kidding, the worried look on her face was priceless.–PV

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