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How to Sell Books at Conventions + Generic Fantasy Story by David Osterman
Selling books at conventions sounds simple: set up a table, stack up your books, and wait for readers to arrive. Yeah…not quite. This week on The Indie Author Showcase, Chad shares what he’s learned from years of selling books at conventions like Monsterpalooza, WonderCon, Creep I.E., and other events. From choosing the right convention for your genre and keeping booth costs under control to getting people to actually STOP at your table, perfecting your elevator pitch, and turning a sale into a long-term reader, we dig into the lessons learned from behind the author booth. Then it’s time for this week’s showcase: Generic Fantasy Story by David Osterman, a former writer for The Onion. Nate, Sam, and Charlie are three decidedly unheroic teenagers who find refuge from the real world in fantasy role-playing games—until they accidentally find themselves transported into an ACTUAL fantasy world. Dragons. Wizards. Prophecies. Quests. Horrible deaths. And three guys who know exactly how these stories are supposed to work. What follows is a fantasy adventure that plays with the tropes, clichés, and expectations of the genre while still delivering a surprisingly substantial fantasy quest underneath the comedy. Does Generic Fantasy Story successfully balance a legitimate fantasy adventure with satire? Chad breaks down what worked, what could have been tightened, and why this one produced more than a few laughs. Plus, Chad is heading to Sacramento for the Sinister Book Fair on September 27, so there will be no episode next week. The Indie Author Showcase returns in two weeks! The Indie Author Showcase — the podcast by indie authors, for indie authors. #IndieAuthorShowcase #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #IndiePublishing #SelfPublishing #BookMarketing #AuthorTips #WritingCommunity #BookConventions #SellingBooks #BookMarketingTips #AuthorMarketing #BookFair #SinisterBookFair #GenericFantasyStory #DavidOsterman #FantasyBooks #FantasyComedy #FantasyNovel #BookReview #BookRecommendations #IndieBookReview #SupportIndieAuthors #WritingPodcast #BookPodcast
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