An ice sculpture in the form of Ruby, the Doberman on the cover of Between Shadow’s Eyes was at The Diablo Gazette Oktoberfest booth today. How cool (haha) is that?
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December 9 – Book Signing
Forma Gym’s Holiday Faire
December 9th
9 to 7 pm
1908 Olympic Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA
Come join me at Forma Gym where I’ll be selling books and doing a book signing along with other craft sellers.
Mama Put Up Your Feet Podcast Interview
I had the best time being interviewed by Dianne Wieler this evening. She asked great, thought-provoking questions. Stay tuned for when the Podcast goes live.
October Diablo Gazette – K9 Circus School, Keep Quiet and Ruby-dooby_do Dog Rescue
See page 16 for by article on Oakland’s K9 Circus School and learn about Power, an amazing Siberian Husky in my Ruby Dooby Do dog rescue column.
See page 11 for my book review of Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline.
http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DiabloGazetteOct19-Digital.pdf
10/11 & 10/12 Concord Oktoberfest – Diablo Gazette Booth
Meet Instagram-Sensation Ruby, the Doberman on the cover of my new novel, Between Shadow’s Eyes at the Concord Oktoberfest at Todos Santos Park. A stamp of Ruby’s paw is available to for her to sign books as well. Award-winning Rhino in the Room books will also be available.
Book Signing:
Friday from 6-8 PM, Saturday after 4PM-6PM.
Todos Santos Park, Downtown Concord, CA.
You will also receive a free dog bone soap with any book purchase while supplies last.
10/16 Napa BookMine Book Reading
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Napa Bookmine, 964 Pearl Street Napa, California
Come join me and Dietrich Kalteis for an evening of crime and mystery.
November 13 Napa CWC Program on Muse Boards
November 13
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists Church Sanctuary,
1625 Salvador Avenue, Napa
My talk will cover differing formats (physical versus digital), what content can be used in creating a board, the advantages and a few pitfalls to be aware of while creating this tool, and how the muse board can help strengthen writing weaknesses and inform plot.
I will talk about how I discovered ways to capture emotion through the use of images, prevent time-wasting by documenting important details through visuals, and deepen the exploration of characters personality. Muse boards can even be used to develop less important characters to make them feel less like a device and more like real people.
Here is a link to a blog post on muse boards for more information:
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/10/02/writing-tips-using-visual-inspiration-for-your-stories/?fbclid=IwAR1oYF8Bz6qIlEMCspJdLS8gLr94nnZg1Tmw5fZqkggZG3jVsCPg43jt0WQ
My Guest Blog on the Romance University Blog
Story Pitches Announces Rhino in the Room Logline as Best Novel of the Month
Rhino in the Room selected out of 200 submissions for August:
Your logline has been promoted as the best NOVELS of the month:
Top NOVELS for August 2019
Interview with Rachael Herron
Writers and fellow authors – check out my interview of the amazing Rachael Herron of How do You Write? podcas
http://booksnpieces.com/A/?p=3411&fbclid=IwAR3A6xqSczeBJtU7kCUq16fY3OuYyzfah6IrcptPw7gQ7Q4PlQE_2X8OGkc