Well, this is all very exciting. Tim Lewis of the BeginSelfPublishing podcast asked me to talk about author events; what I’d done, how to get speaking gigs and practical tips for doing them.
I was flattered to be asked, given his previous line-up of guests, but very pleased to pass on what I’d learned.
We discussed:
- How did you get your first speaking engagement as an author?
- Have you been paid for any of these author events?
- Does it help to have contacts with other authors in terms of getting booked for author speaking events?
- What has been the most difficult event you have spoken at and what did you learn from it?
- What advice would you give to people who would be nervous at speaking at author events?
And do you have any tips to add?
Updated 2024: Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers – INCEPTIO, CARINA (novella), PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO, AURELIA, NEXUS (novella), INSURRECTIO and RETALIO, and ROMA NOVA EXTRA, a collection of short stories. Audiobooks are available for four of the series. Double Identity, a contemporary conspiracy, starts a new series of thrillers. JULIA PRIMA, Roma Nova story set in the late 4th century, starts the Foundation stories. The sequel, EXSILIUM, is now out.
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