tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post2777704430464587725..comments2024-01-29T08:16:59.673-08:00Comments on In one eye, out the other...: No one told me Ann Patchett was so charismatic...Susan Tunishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-33453082841300368882011-06-27T11:54:26.137-07:002011-06-27T11:54:26.137-07:00I was just commenting above that I spent this week...I was just commenting above that I spent this weekend hanging with author James Rollins as he did three tour stops in the Bay area. This was the easy leg--where he got to sleep in the same place two night in a row. It is so exhausting! Earlier this week, he launched the novel with an event in Sacramento and then hopped on a red-eye to NY. He did the Glen Beck show, met with his publishers, and twelve hours after arriving he flew to Portland, OR! I think he FINALLY got to sleep at that point, did the event in Portland, and then flew to San Francisco. I put him on a plane to LA last night, and he was up before dawn to begin doing four hours of media interviews at 6:00am. Then down to San Diego for a signing...<br /><br />It goes on for weeks. I'm testy that I have to fly back to the east coast a month after my last trip. Doing the schedule of a best-selling author would probably kill me. <br /><br />Oh, and they get the same questions at every single event. It's uncanny. Yeah, I think she did quite well, all things considered.Susan Tunishttp://inoneeyeouttheother.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-4146571050239788282011-06-27T06:37:33.522-07:002011-06-27T06:37:33.522-07:00Thanks for the recap! I'm eager to start State...Thanks for the recap! I'm eager to start <i>State of Wonder</i> after hearing so many grea tthings about Ann Patchett. And I agree that book tours must certainly be stressful and hellish at times... I've seen authors snap at audience members, too, and it's awkward. But I can understand.Meg @ write meg!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15837479897570974834noreply@blogger.com