Recently, I attended Middleton Library for a Meet the Author Day. Library staff were fantastic, they promoted the event, recruited some great authors and ensured we were supplied with biscuits, cake and brews. Unfortunately the weather was bad, so the event wasn’t as well attended as I would have liked. But it was their first event and I hope to be invited to many more in the future at Middleton Library.
While I was there, I donated signed copies of some of my books including:
- Funny Emails To My Friend
- Z-Virus Powers
- Ways The Human Body Can Go Wrong
- The Alcohol Therapy Workbook
- Mental Health Wisdom
Why did I do this?
I’ve done this previously at Wigan Library and Wigan’s book cycle to. This means that some of my books are available in both Wigan and Middleton Libraries to loan for free.
This doesn’t increase my book sales, why would you buy one of my books when you can loan it for free from a library? I do it in for a few reasons.
First: I want to enable people to access my book creative works free of charge for people who might not be able to afford to buy them.
Second: Why write books if nobody reads them?
But the most important reason of why I do it is to: Give back where I can.
I believe strongly that you should give back to your communities where you can. To help others. This doesn’t necessary mean giving money, or grand gestures. For me, it’s usually about little things. Like today after the Meet the Author Day my friend (who was with me) and I washed up and helped to tidy up. We did this for the library staff to say thank you for the invite and for looking after us Authors so well.
So if you, think about giving back to the communities that you are part of. Don’t leave yourself short, but consider a small donation or donating some of your time. You community will appreciate it and it is the right thing to do.
Write soon,
Antony
