Several months ago, during one of the book events I attended, I learned how to submit my book for an Indie Author award. Curious, I filled out the application at a reputable website called Reader Views. Afterwards, I received an email letting me know that once they read my book, they’ll write me a review. […]
Yesterday, I attended the Holiday Book Blowout, hosted by CT Book Festivals! I dressed up in a festive, ugly sweater and stayed warm under my blanket. I hoped for a Christmas miracle and that I would sell a lot of books. The bad news is that I didn’t sell a large number of books, but
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Last Wednesday, I went to the Open Mic Night at the Creative Jam. It’s an art studio in my very own hometown of Bristol. My good friend, Sharon Arsego told me about it at a Book Event back in June during my library talk. I was intrigued, but scheduling conflicts kept me from going as
I have major news! At the end of September, I had the significant opportunity of being a guest on a podcast. It’s called the Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast, hosted by Jed Doherty. Listen, it wasn’t done live, we recorded it, and the episode should be dropping tomorrow on Monday. It’s crazy the places that life
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This weekend I had the pleasure of being a vendor for the first time in my hometown of Bristol’s annual Mum Festival. It was a beautiful weekend, weather wise as it was in the high seventies and sunny on both Saturday and Sunday. Over the course of two days, I sold a total of twenty
Increasing your reach takes time, it takes marketing, and of course it takes money. There’s a saying you have to spend money to make money and that applies to independent authors as well. You have to pay for physical copies, albeit it at the discount, you have to pay for booths at events, you have
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I keep busy as I always say. This weekend I had not one but two book sales back to back. The best part of my book sales is that both were local events. With one at the Bristol Public Library and the other at WorthWhile Reads, a bookstore in Bristol as well. As a local
Last week I was a co-counselor at CTYLF, which stands for the Connecticut Youth Leadership Forum. At CTYLF, teenagers and young adults with disabilities learn to unlock their leadership potential. I have history with this project as I was a delegate back in 2016 with CTYLF. It was a terrifying, but illuminating experience to stay
Hi friends! This past Saturday I had the distinction of being a part of The Book Walk event in Wethersfield where over eighty authors were present. It was a sunny day, but not too warm. The wind was a minor inconvenience as it kept knocking down my papers. To say this book walk was a
For the second year in a row I have been afforded the amazing opportunity of having an author talk at my hometown’s public library. In appreciation of publishing I my second novel, The Bristol Public Library has allowed me to speak about my journey as a local author. Author Talks are a little nerve racking
