{"id":1764409,"date":"2022-12-06T10:32:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1764409"},"modified":"2022-12-06T10:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:32:59","slug":"author-shares-that-only-2-people-came-to-her-book-signing-then-famous-authors-chime-in-i-have-sat-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/author-shares-that-only-2-people-came-to-her-book-signing-then-famous-authors-chime-in-i-have-sat-lonely\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Shares That Only 2 People Came To Her Book Signing, Then Famous Authors Chime In: \u2018I Have Sat Lonely\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fauthor-shares-that-only-2-people-came-to-her-book-signing-then-famous-authors-chime-in-i-have-sat-lonely%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1764409&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/books\">author<\/a> Chelsea Banning was feeling sad following the low turnout at her book signing but then got support from some of the most famous authors in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ohio\">Ohio<\/a> native posted about the event on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a> account. Banning told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/12\/06\/1140833403\/a-new-writer-tweeted-about-a-low-book-signing-turnout-and-famous-authors-commise\">NPR<\/a> that nearly 40 people had responded that they would attend her signing at Pretty Good Books in Ashtabula, Ohio, but on that night, only two fans showed up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was discouraged and bummed and I felt bad that the bookstore owner opened his store for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The first-time author had just published the fantasy novel \u201cOf Crowns and Legends.\u201d It\u2019s meant to be the first book of a trilogy about King Arthur\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than sulking away in shame, Banning shared her experience on social media and was shocked to find some of the best-selling authors of all time commiserating with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly 2 people came to my author signing yesterday, so I was pretty bummed about it. Especially as 37 people responded \u2018going\u2019 to the event. Kind of upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed,\u201d the author <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chelseabwrites\/status\/1599396859394789382\">shared<\/a> with her followers.<\/p>\n<p>Banning couldn\u2019t believe it when some of her favorite authors replied to her tweet. \u201cI stayed up until 1 a.m. in complete shock, just watching it happen,\u201d she reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerry Pratchett and I did a signing in Manhattan for Good Omens that nobody came to at all.\u00a0 So you are two up on us,\u201d British author Neil Gaiman, who wrote \u201cCoraline\u201d and \u201cAmerican Gods,\u201d said in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neilhimself\/status\/1599776707392679936\">reply<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have sat lonely at a signing table many times only to have someone approach\u2026and ask me where the bathroom is,\u201d New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jodipicoult\/status\/1599582446923567104\">agreed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t beat my record.\u00a0 One (1) person turned up at a signing once.\u00a0 We had a lovely conversation and went to coffee.\u00a0 Lemonade!\u201d fantasy and sci-fi writer Robin Hobb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robinhobb\/status\/1599599893756379136\">chimed in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did a book reading where only my husband\u2019s cousin showed up. One person. I\u2019ll never forget that reading,\u201d Min Jin Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/minjinlee11\/status\/1599599120188026880\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d author Margaret Atwood said it happened to her, too. \u201cJoin the club. I did a signing to which Nobody came, except a guy who wanted to buy some Scotch tape and thought I was the help,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargaretAtwood\/status\/1599812088024924162\">tweeted<\/a> in reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even Stephen King said he had a lackluster showing early in his career. \u201cAt my first SALEM\u2019S LOT signing, I had one customer,\u201d King <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1599875398191714304\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cA fat kid who said, \u2018Hey bud, do you know where there\u2019s some Nazi books?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Banning\u2019s tweet went viral, her book shot up to the number one best-seller on Amazon in the Arthurian Fantasy category, and she shared that all her signed copies <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chelseabwrites\/status\/1599830268394643456\">sold out<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New author Chelsea Banning was feeling sad following the low turnout at her book signing but then got support from some of the most famous authors in the world. The Ohio native posted about the event on her Twitter account. 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