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Book Signings Quotes

Authors on pens, tours and public life.

These book signings quotes reveal small rituals, like always using the same blue pen so a personalised message matches an author's original signature.

There's nothing definite yet. Of course, any time you have a book, there's going to be book signings and stuff. We'll do bookstores that handle both audio and video. And some of the stores want to have the CDs available...

Quotes by Scotty Moore

I tend to write things and don't go the next step and try to get it published. I don't want to do book signings and stuff.

Quotes by Robert Hunter

I've had people turn up to book signings with knives, with guns.

Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but...

Quotes by Larry Hagman

Best Quotes

I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I've already signed, it'll be in the same colour as my signature.

Quotes by John Grisham

There are other types of public appearances a writer does in addition to book signings and readings. Each calls for different skills. None of these skills, needless to say, are those that go into writing books.

Quotes by Jane Lindskold

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

Quotes by Greg Louganis

I do a lot of book signings and conventions every year, and I meet a great many readers who are struggling... they're working through illness, injury, addiction, depression, grief, or some other trauma. It seems to me that there's a...

Quotes by Gail Simone

I've been to Oculus a few times to do book signings and things there, and they tell me 'Ready Player One' is, like, required reading for new employees.

Quotes by Ernest Cline

Blue Quotes

I've had no fewer than three young women on separate occasions come up to me at book signings and unzip their pants, turn around, and drop them to show me that they had 'Bonnie lassie' tattooed across their rumpuses!

Quotes by Diana Gabaldon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do all these book signings quotes describe positive experiences?
No, they range from an author's fondness for a consistent signing ritual with a matching pen to a more reluctant admission of not wanting to do book signings at all.
Why do people search for quotes about book signings?
Readers and aspiring authors are often curious about the realities of promoting a book, and these quotes offer a more personal, behind-the-scenes view than a typical publicity blurb.
What's the significance of always using the same pen at signings?
One author explains using the same blue pen consistently so that any personalised message added later matches the color of their original signature, a small but deliberate detail.
Are book signings the only public appearance authors mention here?
No, one quote notes that book signings are just one of several types of public appearances a writer does, alongside readings, each requiring different skills.
What other quote themes relate to book signings?
Explore book quotes and best quotes for more perspectives from authors on writing and publishing.

Not every author embraces the ritual, though, one admits to disliking the idea of book signings altogether, adding a candid, unglamorous side to book promotion.