Prior to the A Million Lives book festival, event organizer Grace Marsceau communicated various logistical problems, including a hospitalized DJ and unsold hotel room blocks. Prospective authors became uneasy despite assurances from Marsceau regarding ticket sales. Independent authors invested over $1,000 each to attend, viewing it as essential for selling their books. Featured authors like Kalista Neith created a semblance of confidence in the event, but issues escalated when Marsceau had difficulties with hotel accommodations, further heightening concerns among the participants.
I started to get worried, Zane said in an interview with the Guardian, But I did not expect things to be so visibly wrong.
I make my whole living on events, this is my life blood, said Kalista Neith, a popular dark romance author.
Many spent more than $1,000 to attend, they said, an investment these independent authors believed worth it to sell their books.
The second I saw that Kalista Neith and Perci Jay had signed on to this I was like, OK, this is gonna be a good event,' said Zane.
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