It’s been almost a week since Ozarks Indie Book Fest and I wanted to share my experiences overall with everyone who has been following me on this little journey as an official blogger for the convention.

While things did not go as planned and (without going into the details) a lot of the activities were cut from the schedule, overall I had a great time!

This was my first signing and I was set up next to my author pal/REALLY great author, Aria Michaels. We both have zombie-ish literature so I brought a zombie game where people could shoot my zombie with Nerf guns to win swag! Both keynote speakers were great and I thoroughly enjoyed the inspiration their stories provided me and the rest of those gathered for Ozarks Indie Book Fest. Thank you, Christina Benjamin and BJ Sheldon! Aria had another table with the teens of the Twisted Fairy Tales Anthology. I had so much fun hanging out with them! So did Quill.

Check out Aria’s Facebook and the Twisted Fairy Tales Anthology!

Find Christina Benjamin here:Christina’s Facebook page

Find BJ Sheldon here:BJ’s Facebook page!

When we learned that the second day signing was to be cancelled, someone AWESOME came through and contacted the Springfield Library Center to see if we would be able to set up there on Saturday. It was so amazing to see the Indie book community come together when things didn’t work out as planned.

The awards were earlier than planned, but they were fun! Aria and I won “Best Table Display” which we weren’t expecting at all.

Saturday was amazing at the Library Center and I actually feel like we gained more exposure there than at the hotel. I had a chance to walk around and talk to some of the authors (I’m hoping to have some new interviews lined up soon) and have some new books to read. I didn’t have a lot of extra money this convention so I only bought three books.

My mom came with me to help out and I couldn’t ask for a better assistant/official baby rocker for Quill who also came along! Quill was pretty popular with some of the teen authors and established authors alike.