Burnham Book Festival

After just missing out on showcasing my debut novel, Tempus Cross, at the Frome Book Fair, I managed to secure a last minute stall at the Burnham Book Festival @burnhambookfest on Saturday 6th September. This was pre-publication, therefore I headed along the M4 and M5 knowing this would be a promotional event rather than to actually sell any books on the day (although, I did have a few sample copies in tow). Being a Somerset themed novel, I wanted to place myself in the heart of that beautiful county to, hopefully, stir some interest amongst the good people of Burnham-on-Sea and those who'd travelled from a little further afield.
Being my first ever book fair/festival on the 'other side' of the stall, the feelings of trepidation began to creep in as I got closer to the event location, which was the lovely Princess Theatre & Arts Centre in the centre of town. My nerves were swiftly dismissed as the extremely welcoming staff helped me to set up my very modest stall (jut the one book) and then showed me the way to the theatre's nice cafeteria to grab a much-needed cappuccino.
Once the doors opened, I was heartened to receive so much interest for Tempus Cross and found myself able to confidently talk about the book, how I came up with the story and the characters, as well as sharing my experience of the writing process. A lovely day was enhanced by engaging with other authors (who actually were selling their books), especially Alan Huddart on the stall next to mine whose book about his life in the Merchant Navy was selling like hot-cakes, and Rich J Foster who has written a biography which centres around his startling discovery at the age of 18, when he found out he'd been adopted as a child. I purchased copies of both books and have promised both authors that I will stay in touch. I look forward to the next book event now that I have copies of Tempus Cross to show (and, hopefully, sell).
Thank you all at Burnham BookFest for allowing me to be part of your day.

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