I have discovered that not only am I still a newby at self-promotion, I’ve also been pretty naive. You see, I had this idea that, once my book was published, all I would have to do to get a signing or have the chance to do an author’s reading is call the library or book store and make myself available. Unfortunately, the truth is quite different. I’ve contacted my local public library branch. They pointed me to someone at the central branch. I contacted her. She never (EVER) returned my call. I emailed the main library’s help contact and they responded that my email had been sent to their promotions department. Again, I’ve never received a reply beyond that. I […]
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System Failure
For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you know I pride myself on never missing a post. That seems to have fallen by the wayside in the previous few months as I have missed my self-imposed Wednesday posting more than once (this week included). But, why is this happening? Well, unfortunately, it isn’t just one thing. I like to think I can recover from one issue or another, but when there are multiple ones…let’s just say recovery is more difficult. For example, the day job is challenging. I won’t say more than that, but I am leaving at the end of the day mentally and emotionally drained. I’m pretty sure I’m not unique in […]
Read moreLife…Not Much More to Say
I am learning never to expect things to go the way I plan. I was going to have my blog post up yesterday, but lo and behold, my hot water tank died yesterday, flooding my basement. That meant my attentions were redirected to replacing said tank and drying out basement. I’m sure you have all had your best laid plans fail because of events out of your control. In my case, it has forced me to be a little less rigid in how I I respond to these interesting little roadblocks. I’ve got to be willing to let schedules be more transient (at least, those that can be) so I can keep things moving. How do you deal with adversity? […]
Read moreBook Review: Dreadnaught (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, #1)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars I fell in love with Jack Campbell’s series “The Lost Fleet” and knew at its conclusion that I would have to read “The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier” when it was published. I did not get the chance to start reading the series until just last week. As was the case with his previous series, once I started reading the book, I couldn’t put it down. This series is SciFi Military reading candy at it best. So, what do I like about it? Well, besides interesting characters, an intriguing mystery and well-written battles (not to mention lots of well thought out studies on human responses to emprisonment) it doesn’t have much to recommend it. […]
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