Last year finished with a bit of a wobble, as I wasn’t well enough to do the craft fairs in September. But the last one of the year, in Romsey, went very well, and with good sales of the Princelings books.
The trouble with a long series is that people rarely buy more than the first three, if they buy more than one. I now offer ‘buy five, get the cheapest free’, so if people are catching up, they can mix and match. Sometimes people jump in on the story they most like the sound of. And at last someone bought Bravo Victor, which I think is a really good tale, as is The Princelings of the North, which also suffers from being near the end of the series.
I’m hoping to take them to Further South, 15-17 March at the Marriott Hotel, Portsmouth (Cosham). This is a FurCon, so if you fancy dressing up in your furry costume, you won’t be out of place.
More mainstream venues are booked for the year with Mynt Image Craft & Gift fairs. Same as previous years with the addition of Winchester, which is great.
venues and dates
Lyndhurst Community Centre (next to the main car park): Sat 29 March, Sat-Mon 3-5 May, Sat-Sun 20-21 Sep, Sat-Sun 25-26 Oct
Lymington Masonic Hall (nr bottom of High Street): Sat 12 April, Sat 19 Jul, Sat 13 Sep, Sat 1 Nov
Romsey Town Hall (market square): Sat 26 April, Sat 31 May, Sat 26 Jul, Sat 30 Aug, Sat 6 Dec
Salisbury Guildhall (market square): Sat 24 May, Sat 12 Jul,
Winchester Guildhall: Sun 8 June, Sun 3 Aug, Sun 5 Oct
Writing plans
No plans for more Princelings books or spin-offs, but I may attempt a sequel to Cavies of Flexford Common for early readers (key stage 1).
I also really liked Bravo, Victor and the Princelings of the North. But it is hard to sell beyond the first two or three in a series, and that despite how much people supposedly like a series. I like your idea for a special price that lets people mix and match.