What Happens on Tour

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Look what I got today . . .

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And as you can see, I ignored the label. Bwah-hah-hah! (But seriously, don’t try this at home, or especially at your bookstore. I’m what you call an expert, with years of training that keeps me safe.)

Now, some of you have been asking in the comments of my tour details post exactly what my appearances will be like. That is an excellent question!

Here’s roughly how they go:

1) The events are in a bookstore and somewhere between 30 and 100 people show up. These numbers seem to be completely random. (Sometimes at book festivals or other large venues, hundreds appear.) Those who come early sit closer, but no one is turned away! You can always buy my books at my appearances.

2) First I do a half-hour talk about how Leviathan came to be, and how Keith and I work together. This presentation has many slides of his boo-tiful art, which allow me to make hilarious visual jokes! Later in the tour, my schtick is smoother, but it is always stirring.

3) Next I answer all your burning questions about everything—the Leviathan series, the Uglies books, the Midnighters and New York trilogies, my adult books, writing advice, or whatever you want to know. Pro tip: Raise your hand early on when everyone else being a weenie, and your question will be answered.

4) I sign stuff. This can take a while, but your patience is rewarded by me signing pretty much anything put in front of me. I pose for pictures too. In case of very long lines, some stores have rules, like, two things signed for every book you buy there. And I would strongly encourage you to buy at least one book at the store hosting the event. I mean, it’s in your interest to keep them in business! (But please come up and say hi, even if you are penniless.) And please assume I don’t how to spell your name, even if it’s “Rick.”

5) Sometimes Justine is there. If you like her books and say so to her, she will not harm you. She may even sign things or amuse you in other ways. But there are no guarantees!

That’s it, really. So if you live in or near . . .
Exton, PA
West Chester, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Glen Rock, NJ
Houston, TX
Allen (near Dallas), TX
Austin, TX
New Orleans, LA
Alpharetta, GA
Decatur, GA
Raleigh, NC
Cincinnati, OH
Ft. Thomas, KY
Naperville, IL
Novi, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
Provo, UT
Paris or Nantes, France
Miami, FL
or Vancouver, Canada . . .
then please check out my Appearance page for when I’ll be there.

See you on tour!

38 thoughts on “What Happens on Tour”

  1. I can’t wait! I want Behemoth now. And I have a count down until Oct. 7th! I’m just so excited! EEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. SECOND COMMENT! its been a while since that’s happened.

    Scott-la, you make me cry. why cant you come to washington again? i am for once not blessed with your much-awaited appearance!

    -Lizzy-wa OUT! 😥

  4. wow. how did i know that would happen? hahaha everybody always does that. ‘yay first comment!!!’ *one comment later* ‘awww… fourth comment….’

    -Lizzy-wa OUT! 😛

  5. Hmmmmmm I guess I can live without seeing you. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    How am I gonna survive??????????????????????????????????

    Random facts of the day:
    When Albert Einstein died so did his last words, his bedside nurse didn’t understand German.
    If the sun were made of bananas it would be just as hot.
    It’s against the law to play hopscotch on Sunday in Missouri.

  6. Bah! How exciting! Have a great time at the book signings (Scott, and everyone going to them!)!!!

  9. Looking forward to seeing you maybe for your next book? Eh, maybe not. But California’s nice *cough*and the Bay Area*coughcough*.

    Have fun on the tour! 😀

  11. still upset…can’t make it 🙁 but super excited for all the people who can!!! have fun!!! 😀

  12. more Canadian appearances are sorely needed Scott, you’re leaving us hanging, what the heck! Or you know, you could tour somewhere that is more central, say… Alberta

  13. I’m going to the Pittsburgh one 🙂 Well, I hope. I don’t want to go by myself and none of my friends want to go, but….I can’t miss this! I’m really excited!

  14. I second Jessica-la’s comment

    “Where’s Birmingham???”

    I’ll be in B’ham the weekend of 15-16 at SCBWI’s writing conference and I was going to tell everybody I saw about your appearance. (and I bake and serve goodies, so I see *everybody*!)

  16. Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! Bir-ming-ham! B’ham!

    etc…

  17. I am so jealous of alll those places right now :[ Nowhere near Australia </3

    But have fun anyway ^-^

  18. ahhh! i love the complete disregard for the ENORMOUS do not open sticker. haha.

    Have fun Scott!!!
    and all you other lucky people who get to see him!
    I’ll be devouring Behemoth and waiting for the next tour date 😉

  21. cheers to Scott! i would have opened the box too! then posted a picture on the internet for my publishers and everyone to see (they might get mad)
    ping to Lizzie-wa, Washington misses Scott! although, did you mean WA state, or DC?

  22. I just ordered Behemoth today, and I can’t wait to get it.
    And have fun on the tour! Last year I was stupid-giddy when I got to jump in front of everyone else in line to get my copy of Leviathan signed, since everyone else wanted Cassandra Clare and Holly Black’s autographs as well. S’a shame you won’t be coming back here this year.

  24. ya, vancouver 🙂

    weird, in a church in Point grey?

    hmmmm….this will be challenging
    that isn’t skytrain
    accessable >:(
    oh well, I guess I’ll have to suck it up and go on the freeway

  25. Um Scott are you the only author going to that church in vancouver
    or are there others coming?

  26. Ugh, so that’s the real cover. I was hoping they’d realize their mistake and release one better suited to the original Leviathan :S

  27. Yes, sorry about no west coast. I’ve been there for every other tour, but they wanted to send me to new places this year.

    It’s no one but me in Vancouver. Sorry about no guest stars.

    Still waiting to hear about Birmingham.

  28. I can’t wait 🙂
    last year I had to drive all the way to the seattle one on thankgiving 😛
    this time my friends and I can drive there in like 40 minutes(depending on the traffic……just a tip-vancouver traffic sucks in rush hour…..the freeway only has like 2, sometimes 3 lanes :P)
    cause we can drive now 🙂 yay License!

  29. Hey Scott! I’ll see you in Glen Rock! You’re coming to the store I work at on Friday, and I’m super pumped 😀

  30. So what if someone was to put every book that you have written in front of you? Would you sign them all?
    I’m truthfully curious 🙂

  31. Scott,

    Would it help you decide about Birmingham if I made my famous Banana Bread Foster and brought it to you? Or birthday cake to share with my daughter? Or anything else my southern hands can bake up for you? I’m a talented cook. 🙂

  34. Sooo I’m thinking now that I see this picture that this is exactly what my local bookstore did… I purchased mine on September 30th, just finished it.

  35. you have no idea how disappointed i am in your tour list. seriously?? do you need to go to 3 cities in pennsylvania? there is nothing important there, or in texas for that matter, and in the mean time the rest of us are chilling here scott-less. so unfair.

  36. There is plenty of cool stuff in PA. Actually I just moved here so I’m not exactly sure what that is yet but…

    Anyway I am o glad you’re going to Raleigh. It’s cool.

    And as long as we’re talking about food, would you like a pumpkin cupcake? Then again you probably shouldn’t eat food that strangers(me) give you. That’s one of the first things you learn as a kid sooo….

  37. one day I will be expert enough to do something as epic as open a future dated box this I swear!!!

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