Calling all readers - what would tempt you?

[charlie_cochrane]

Specifically, what would tempt you to attend an authors/publishers/whatever event. Tips for wannabee authors? Chances to meet writers you like? Something totally different? Please let me know your thoughts.

Comments

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

As a reader I have been known to go miles out of my way to catch a talk by an author I particularly like. I definitely want to hear the background to stories and what inspired them.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Trouble is, so many of the people I'd like to talk to are no longer with us. "Tell, me Mary, is Laurie O'Dell based on a real person?"