BookIt!
Well, Carolyn and I attended the BookIt! local authors presentation at one of the nearby libraries yesterday. There were 45 local authors who were selected to attend and it was held between two libraries in the area. The Morningside Library in Port St. Lucie was where we went from 10-1 (It was the coldest day of the winter for us in Florida! And we were outside in an enclosed area!) and the Ft. Pierce Library held the other part of the celebration from 1-4 that afternoon.
It was interesting to meet some of the local writers. Funny, writers are a solitary lot in many cases. We do our work alone, and spend most of our time planning and developing our craft alone. To see that many authors together at tables with their wares and different approaches (and there were lots of different approaches!) was different. I realize that many writers belong to groups and go to conventions, and I may do that eventually, but right now, I am heavily involved with getting my stories out there for people to read. Sometimes that's a hit or miss, and try, try again endeavor. I have learned a number of things from other writers and bloggers online, for which I am eternally grateful.
The proof for The Falls: May Flowers arrived Thursday and I'm in the process of editing the paperback. The Falls: Cupid's Arrow in paperback form is now for sale at Barnes & Noble, CreateSpace.com, Amazon.com, etc. That makes the first seven of The Falls books available in paperback with one almost there. The Falls: County Fair is out on Kindle and I'm advertising that almost everyday on FB and Twitter.
The first quarter of The Falls: Prodigal Twin is written (first and second drafts) and I work on it almost every morning. I edit either a paperback proof or transfer a word document to a CreateSpace template almost every afternoon. Yes, I am a creature of habit, as we have discussed before. I am a worker bee, not enough posturing for a drone.
Here's hoping you all had a wonderful and warm Happy Valentine's Day! As I grow older, the meaning of Valentine's Day has subtly changed. Now, I simply want the ones I love, family and friends, to be happy, healthy and be able to enjoy the world around them. That brings me happiness.
NFL combine coming up, which Carolyn and I enjoy...but I am having football withdrawal. Another football-less Sunday...sigh. Ah, well. We are watching the fifth year of Downton Abby on Blu-ray and loving it. Can't remember a series I've liked better. (Although we love NCIS, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, Bones and others.)
'Til next time, remember to be yourself. Whoever that may be. Trying to be somebody else, for whatever reason, just doesn't ever quite make it. Enjoy the day...and may the dragons watch over you...
