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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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
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
Yesterday I was a vendor at a book selling event called Sidewalk Stories. It was a fantastic event with many vendors and nice people, however I didn’t sell a single book despite sitting in my booth for four hours. This was my first experience getting no sales when I attended an event like this. Of
From the beginning I knew hiring a professional editor to clean up my messy manuscript was a necessity. However, I only knew of the copy edit and proofread, not the developmental edit. I learned quickly, the developmental edit took your book out of the awkward adolescent stage, into a slightly more polished young adult stage.
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Happy Cinco De Mayo! Or Revenge of The Fifth if you like Star Wars. Today, I thought I’d go back to my old writing roots, instead of spouting about current things going on in my personal life. Although info dumping which is the blog topic for today hits close to home. Now, we all know
Verbal Communication has never been my strongsuit. Is part of the reason I became a writer in the first place. It’s difficult to convey my message deeply and eloquently through my voice than my written words. This could be attributed to my disability, but I don’t think it’s that easy of an explanation or a
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As both a writer and a person on the autism spectrum, it’s a safe assumption that I have no friends and abhor social gatherings. Well, that stereotype holds a little weight and has a bits of truth sprinkled in there. I have a group of friends and we hand out as often as we can
The great outdoors are beautiful. Even though I am a writer, it doesn’t mean I sit home all day with my nose in a book. Although, there are days where that sounds divine. As far as I could remember I’ve have a deep appreciation for nature ad it’s natural beauty. Some of my best days
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