Sacramento/Central Valley Friends and Fellow Writers (Zoom available): Come learn about travel writing and muse boards in the New Year. #authorlife #sacramentowriters #travel #travelblogger Zoom is also an option. #speaker #speaking #writingcommunity
https://www.cwcsacramentowriters.org/2022/monthly-meeting-january-2023-travel-writing/
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April Newsletter #2 – What the BLEEP is wrong with me? Plus a St. Croix First.
For the second time in less than a month, I had a speaking event where I made a silly mistake. I left my notes behind. What a nightmare! Or was it? Click the link below to check out my newsletter to see how it all turned out.
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Plus, my husband was given the honor to be the first tourist to play golf on a newly opened 4-hole golf course on St. Croix. Check out the staged photo below with a sugar mill historical feature in the background.
From Shadow’s Perspective Now Available as an Audiobook
Big news! “From Shadow’s Perspective” is now available in audiobook format thanks to being invited to be part of an Amazon beta program. I was pleased with their Virtual Voice, a computer-generated narration for audiobooks. $8.99 or $1.99 as an add on.
My Worst Speaking Nightmare, From Shadow’s Perspective Available in Audiobook, Wonderful Event with Kevin Fisher Paulson and St. Croix Sunsets
At a recent event, my slides won’t upload. What a nightmare! Or was it? Check out my newsletter to see how it all turned out.
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I did a wonderful reading with fellow author and local celebrity San Francisco Chronicle columnist, Kevin Fisher Paulson on March 30th. I didn’t prepare slides for this event. They weren’t needed. I just read words I had written and there was a fun question and answer session.
Sunset on St. Croix.
Act NOW! Queen of the Rhino on SALE!
Act fast!! Amazon had put Queen of the Rhino is on sale!! Normally, $12.99, the paperback is just $6.61. That’s a 49% discount.
A teen suffering from PTSD. A trip to a remote African safari camp to fund a rhino foundation. Will her presence protect the rhinos or endanger them all?
Get your copy today:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732241562
3/26/24 Walnut Creek Rotary Event and Book Signing: Rhino Conservation
I will be speaking on the topic of Acting Locally and Globally for Rhino Conservation
Walnut Creek Rotary Club
Assistance League of Diablo Valley Conference Room
2711 Buena Vista Avenue, Walnut Creek
March 26, 2024, 12:30 PM, Doors Open at Noon
Surfing, Puerto Rico Photos and More
For those not on my mailing list, check out my latest newsletter which includes a humorous anecdote about my first ever surfing attempt. Enjoy these extra Puerto Rico photos, but click on my newsletter to see many more.
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April 13, 2024 Event: Optimize Your Seven “Keywords” on Amazon
I will be speaking on the topic of Optimize Your Seven Keywords on Amazon at the Mount Diablo CWC meeting from 11:15 till noon at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
Learn the best possible strategies to fill your seven
keyword boxes on your Amazon publishing page. Your
seven keywords can minimize or maximize exposure to
your ideal readers based on Amazon’s algorithm. I’ll
cover how to test your current keywords, what Amazon
doesn’t allow, and whether you should “stuff” your
keyword boxes.
My talk will be followed by a buffet lunch and Eric Elfman’s presentation on the topic of 10 Common Writing Issues.
Meeting Cost (includes buffet lunch): $25 Members and $30 Non-Members for early bird registration
Pay an additional $5 for registration at the door
Registration required:
https://cwcmtdiablo.org/eric-elfman-writing-fantasy/
March 30, 2024 Event: Family, Dogs and Disasters with Kevin Fisher-Paulson
Bay Area folks,
I’ll be doing a reading alongside Kevin Thaddeus Fisher-Paulson at Reasonable Books in Lafayette, California from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. We’ll be talking about the themes of Family, Dogs, and Disasters in our recent releases. This event is expected to fill quickly and space is limited. RSVP required to Reasonable Books at (925) 385-3026.
February Diablo Gazette Articles
Check out my book review of “Migrations” by Charlotte McConaghy on page 17 and my pet column on the topic of backyard chickens on page 11.
Click here:
https://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Diablo-Gazette-FEB-24D.pdf
Honored to Have Been Interviewed by Writer Advice
So happy to have been interviewed by Writer Advice. Check out the interview here:
https://writeradvice.com/category/interviews/