Sand at Charis Books in Atlanta
The event at Charis Books Wednesday night was a great way to end the tour! Most of the women's events I've been to have been rather small, so I wasn't expecting much. To my surprise, Charis is in a league…
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1321 postsReturn to Memphis
Memphis was so great the last time around, I came back. Royal Stewart and Hugh Hollowell of Midtown Books on Madison were so good to me how could I not return? Seriously, it felt like we were instant…
Read more →You Gotta Believe
I saw some "You Gotta Believe" signs when I was in Chicago during the time of the playoffs last week. Ain't it the truth. For ten years since I've been out of college I've wanted to go to an SC v Notre…
Read more →Sand at Harry Schwartz in WI
I went to Milwaukee to give some books to radio stations. More guerrilla marketing. And now I'm going to quote Jack Nicholson from that movie where he's an obsessive compulsive. "Don't you be like me!"…
Read more →Q and A
Here are some questions that I've been asked this week: Q. Are you burned out? A. No. I'm not burned out, but I feel a lot of self pressure to make this last ten days or so worthwhile. That stress can…
Read more →Sand in Packerville
Chicago to Green Bay, WI is a nice drive. It doesn't quite have the serenity of Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, but oh how I love all this farmland. Who knows if I'd go stir crazy if I actually lived in…
Read more →It's Blitz Time!
I'm in the final stretch of the tour, and only have three events scheduled. So, this weekend I made more flyers and put togther some covers/mkg blurbs to pass out at the many schools that are here in and…
Read more →The Grass is Always Greener
Someday I'm going to be in the kitchen of my future home, exhausted over the antics of my someday kids, and wishing that I could have three days let alone three weeks to just drive off in the car. Book…
Read more →Readerville.com
Big thanks to Jennifer Colvin for passing along the New York Times article on Readerville.com With Friends Like These, Who Needs Book Agents? Can we say, WOW. Yes, let's all say it together - WOW. Ten bucks…
Read more →Sand at the Savvy Traveller
I finally got to THE Savvy Traveller. This is the best travel store in the country and I've looked up to them since I first heard about them in my early years at Travelers' Tales. I tried to tell this to…
Read more →Look Who's Jumping on the Bandwagon
I just did a Google search for Sand in My Bra and found new sites that are helping us promote the book. North Shore libraries in New Zealand...I think I should go do an event there. Thanks to Sue…
Read more →How to Road Trip
Leslie Harpold of The Morning News had this to say about the very same thing that I'm doing now. Sort of. How to Road Trip I found it on Kottke.org. My favorite part was called, "Don't Corner Rats." It's…
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