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Happy September. It really feels like time is zipping by on a bullet train. It seems like August was jam packed for me. I was blessed with a mini holiday. In the midst of prepping for my trip, I forgot to post on my scheduled day. Have you ever tried to send an email or post something in that brief pre-flight window before they kill the wi-fi? Trust me, that\u2019s not a good move.

I don\u2019t know what happened to my original post. During all the chaos of prepping for a much needed break, I had written a couple of posts. I wanted to share my thoughts on something I was prepping for, but I ended up posting about something else. Which turns out to be okay, because my schedule has been a little sidetracked due to some emergency dental work.

So here\u2019s the first part of a series on prepping for a mega book conference and signing. Excuse the tense. This was written in future and now it\u2019s the past.
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In case I hadn\u2019t mentioned it, I\u2019m excited to be signing at the inaugural Steamy Lit Con later this month (August). This is my first mega signing and I was surprised at the amount of prep it required.

I had a lot of questions. At the top of the list,how many books to take? Followed by what kind of swag to take and how much?\u2026What titles to take so I could set up a preorder?\u2026Table decor\u2026what to wear?\u2026Can I bring an assistant?

It seemed like the list of questions was endless. Then I started noticing in the author group there was a lot of conversation about exclusives. My mind was buzzing. I didn\u2019t have an exclusive book or product.

I was growing overwhelmed with each post I read. I finally reached out to couple of veteran mega book signing authors for clarity because the answers I was getting were all over the place.

Check out some of the questions and answers.
\tHow many books to take?
\t50 – 100 copies per title
\t200 per title
\tDon\u2019t take every title, but take about 20 – 40 per of the ones you bring
\tIf it\u2019s a series, bring 20+\/- of book one
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\tWhat Swag to bring?
\tPostcards
\tButtons
\tBookmarks for sure
\tPens, Stickers and bag clips
\tMagnets

\tSignage\u2026
\tYou definitely need a sign
\tI only do table top signs
\tI hate those retractable banners
\tI use a custom table cloth or drape
\t
\tForms of payment\u2026do you charge tax?
\tPayPal
\tCash
\tVenmo
\tCashApp
\tSquare
\tGet a QR code
\tMy website
\tBring a lot of change
\tYes, charge tax
\tFigure tax into the price

\tDo you discount your books?
\tYes
\tNo

I\u2019m not exaggerating when I say it took me about a month to come up with a plan. Originally, based on some early information, I thought I was going to need A LOT of books. I was basing this on what I\u2019d seen on various social media posts. If I\u2019d stuck with that plan, I was going to order a few books every month so I wouldn\u2019t have to do large orders. Well that never happened.

So here\u2019s what I did.

Created a show inventory
I have a few titles and knew I didn\u2019t want to bring everything. I knew I wanted to take my most popular series, The Good Girl and The Alex Chronicles. I also wanted to take my duet, A Southern Gentleman. I hadn\u2019t intended to take my other series Generational Curse, but it\u2019s going\u2026I\u2019ll explain why later. Plus I wanted to take my stand-alone.

Let me explain. If this weren\u2019t a local event and if it weren\u2019t the first time I\u2019d be meeting these readers, I\u2019d have take fewer titles. My two main series have five books each. When you add in the duet and stand-alones, it begins to look like a book store.

I did a preorder.
I did this because it would help with figuring out what to order. I was hoping for a lot of preorders. I received three\u2026technically it was four. My mom\/show assistant was generous to place a preorder. This was two more than the last time I did an event with a preorder. I understand the low number is because I\u2019m a relative unknown\u2026I\u2019m working to change that.

Two of the preorders came from books I was on the fence about taking. I figured if I got preorders on them, I\u2019d take them. That\u2019s how I ended up taking the Generational Curse series and the anthology I was in earlier this year. For the record, I always intended to purchase a few copies of the anthology. I just hadn\u2019t gotten around to doing so. The other reason I wasn\u2019t too eager to bring Generational Curse, is because I\u2019m working on a series update.

How many books did I order?
I took the advice of the veteran authors and focused on the first book in the series. No matter how much I want people who have never read me to buy the entire series, I couldn\u2019t order based on that. Instead, I ordered 20 of the first two books in each series and the first in the duet. Then five of everything else. This was a game changer. I write big books and if I\u2019d gone with the other advice, it would have cost me a few thousand dollars.

I\u2019ll stop here, otherwise this post will begin to resemble a novella. I hope this helps as you prepare for your next book signing.

Tracy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracy’s Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

THE GOOD GIRL PART FOUR<\/a><\/h2>
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THE GOOD GIRL PART FIVE<\/a><\/h2>
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THE GOOD GIRL Part Trois<\/a><\/h2>
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THE FIX UP<\/a><\/h2>
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A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN<\/a><\/h2>
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MISS MATCH<\/a><\/h2>
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THE GOOD GIRL PART DEUX<\/a><\/h2>
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WHAT MY FRIENDS NEED TO KNOW<\/a><\/h2>
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WHAT MY FRIENDS DON’T KNOW<\/a><\/h2>
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GIRLFRIENDS & SECRETS<\/a><\/h2>
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DESPERATE DESIRE<\/a><\/h2>
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INTENTIONAL CURSE<\/a><\/h2>
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GENERATIONAL CURSE<\/a><\/h2>
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UNEXPECTED LOVE<\/a><\/h2>
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GOD’S BOMBSHELL: LIVING A BEAUTIFUL SINGLE LIFE<\/a><\/h2>
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LOVE NOTES<\/a><\/h2>
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FIRST ENCOUNTERS OF LOVE<\/a><\/h2>
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THE GOOD GIRL PART ONE<\/a><\/h2>
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THE NIGHT I FELL IN LOVE<\/a><\/h2>
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THE FLING<\/a><\/h2>
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