Next Chapter Con - A Books and Authors Convention

Posted on September 6, 2019 (Subscribe to Blog)

It's time!

I've mentioned this before, and I've had a banner at the foot of this website for months, but the day has finally arrived! (Well, tomorrow anyway.) Check this out:

And this:

These aren't the only silly videos we've done, but you can find out more on the Next Chapter Con website.

So what's it all about?

I'm glad you asked! Basically, every time we authors go to conventions, we end up just a teensy-weensy bit peeved that artists and vendors get so much of the attention. You see, authors are special snowflakes. We believe our work is a hundred times harder to sell than an artist's, because when a customer walks up to an artist's table, that customer knows within two seconds whether the work is any good or not. An author's work, however... well, it could be fantastic, or it could be absolute rubbish, so there's always a lot of doubt.

It's takes effort for authors to sell books, and we're jealous of artists who sit there doodling while customers watch in admiration. If an author sat there at a convention writing his next book, it would just look rude.

Anyway, wouldn't it be great if the convention was ALL authors? That way, the people who show up are bound to be interested in BOOKS and not silly pictures of Superman or Thor!

I hope you realize I'm only kidding. Well, half kidding.

If you're local to Ringgold in northwest Georgia, come along and see us at The Colonnade between 10 AM and 4 PM on Saturday, September 7. Admission is just $5, and $2 of that goes back to local schools and libraries. Anyone 12 and under gets in for free.

I'd love to see you! And if you're not interested in seeing me, then come and talk to the other authors. There are over 40 of them in one place!

Talk about creative energy in the air...

Comment by EVELYN WINER on Friday, September 6, 2019...

I would love to meet you. I love your books! Since I live on the Oregon a Coast and am too old to travel (85) I will have to miss. I hope you have many visitors and sell lots of books!😊

Comment by KEITH ROBINSON on Friday, September 6, 2019...

Aw, thank you for saying so, Evelyn!

And it's very good to know my books reach all ages, even the young ones like you!

Comment by CRYSTAL on Thursday, December 10, 2020...

Hello! I really love your Island of Fog books. I was wondering when the next book was scheduled to be released?

Comment by KEITH ROBINSON on Thursday, December 10, 2020...

Hey Crystal! Thanks for being a reader. :-) The next Island of Fog book should be out around spring or early summer 2021. I haven't announced anything yet because I'm working on something else, but I feel certain Hal and the gang will be back in a few months. Stay tuned!

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