Eva Pasco's Blog - Posts Tagged "expanding-readership"

I wonder, wonder who, who-oo-ooh, who
(Who’s next to read my book? )
I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, who?

(*Inspired by the song, “The Book of Love,” a single by The Monotones, released in 1958)

A worrier by nature, separate and apart from the call to arms of an Indie author--I can’t help but wonder about my future readers and their follow-up reviews. I’ve been wielding my superpowers to expand readership, fortified by the merits of my book accrued since publication (September 20, 2016):

Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Review

ATAI (Authors Talk About It) 2017 Fiction Finalist

1st out of 78 books set in Rhode Island (Goodreads).

Recently, on June 9th, my 15-minute book interview was re-featured on “The Authors Show,” and it’s still accessible. Among the talking points, I delve into the single most important idea in ‘An Enlightening Quiche’ which has potential for adding value to the reader’s life—letting go of the past!

http://wnbnetworkwest.com/WnbAuthorsS...

What does a Wondering Woman have to lose by using her wits in fighting the battle of author obscurity? Periodic rebroadcasts with publicity outreach to journalists, search engines, and social media!

Coming up—two live radio show segments:

Dialogue: Between the Lines with Susan Wingate - July 11th.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dialogue

OFF THE CHAIN with Author and Radio Host, Yvonne Mason – September 9th.

https://offthechainwithauthorandradio...

A Wondering Woman, I am relentless in my pursuit to target female readers over forty to acquire a copy of my Contemporary Women’s Fiction novel which features flawed, feisty women who overcome their personal dilemmas and become empowered in making profound life changes for the better.

Rise!

Ever since I embarked on a writing career shortly after I retired from teaching, I’ve been winging it in my attempt to rise above the ashes of obscurity and gain readership. A published author who prefers to compose novels in the genre of Contemporary Women’s Fiction, I’ve spread my write wings across a span of wide latitude.

You’re cordially invited to take in an aerial view of my diversity by landing on my page at Authors Den: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco

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A newly published author in 2008, I prioritized increasing my visibility, while adding to my credibility, by binge-writing. Having grown up during the Sixties, I drew upon those experiences to write my first memoir, “A Mini Tribute to Twiggy,” and submitted it for publication at 'The Sixties Official Site'. When the webmaster graciously invited me to write more, and offered to set up my own page there, I eagerly accepted and turned out a memoir every week for approximately two years, contributing 100 in total. Give or take a few—edited, revised, and organized according to my logic of progression, I incorporated these memoirs into a collection, '100 Wild Mushrooms: Memoirs of the ‘60s' (2017).

During that same juncture in time, I took the Sixties under my wing even further by writing and publishing 30 “Retro 60s Flashbacks,” encompassing a variety of topics: sitcom moms and dads; plastic flamingos, trolls; Mary Poppins; westerns; cartoons; bikinis; extinct jobs; airline attendants…

Circling within my native state of Rhode Island, the signature setting for my novels, I write winged 40 essays, each prefaced with “Rhode Read,” commemorating various historic landmarks, geographic locations, or regional icons: Coffee milk; Del’s Lemonade; Haven Brothers Mobile Diner; clams casino; WaterFire; Slater Mill; Tennis Hall of Fame; Big Nazo puppets…

My write wings recently flew me over the rainbow when I composed the novella, “Mr. Wizardo,” for a co-authored anthology of reimagined fairy tales, 'Once Upon a Fabulous Time' (2017):

(Baxter Springs, Kansas) – A twist of fate! Ten years after graduating from Franklin High, four troubled individuals indebted to their guidance counselor, Oscar Wizardo, wend their way back home to attend his funeral. Grappling with their demons, dilemmas, and despair—Doreen Gale, Scott Crowe, Lyle Forrest, and Tim Woodman follow that figurative yellow brick road, walking a fine line between realism and magic. Discover what destiny holds in store for each of them.

Still flapping my write wings to soar above the clouds, I publish a weekly blog pertaining to my life as an Indie, each week without fail—Eva’s Bytes. I continue to write the occasional modern-day memoir about daily occurrences worth preserving.

No matter what our pursuit or pleasure—may each of us fly like an eagle, carried afar by an indomitable spirit.

Part 2

A newly published author in 2008, I prioritized increasing my visibility, while adding to my credibility, by binge-writing my way out of obscurity. One way I sought to do this—operative word “one”—was to hone in on growing up during the Sixties. I penned my first memoir, “A Mini Tribute to Twiggy,” and submitted it for publication at 'The Sixties Official Site' over ten years ago.

http://www.the60sofficialsite.com/

At that time, the webmaster, Carl Hoffman, graciously invited me to write more, offering to set up my own page there. I eagerly accepted and turned out a memoir every week for approximately two years, contributing 100 in total.

At the urging of a friend, I compiled most of the original memoirs, give or take a few, into a nonfiction collection, published in 2017—'100 Wild Mushrooms: Memoirs of the ‘60s.'

Here’s the aforementioned first memoir, pretty much intact as the original I submitted to the Sixties website:

#1 - A Mini Tribute to Twiggy

“The Face of ‘66”—that’s what London’s Daily Express called Leslie Hornby (Twiggy) at the age of 16. Skinny, waiflike, hair chopped into a boyish cut, the modish ingénue became the world’s first supermodel, and at the same time, my heroic icon.

Twiggy allowed me to become a trendsetter my freshman year of high school. While most of my teen peers were ironing their long hair straight after the Beatles made landfall in America, it became Greaser passé for me to backcomb or rat tease my hair to dizzying heights. While most girls my age developed curves and began to veer into the fast lane, I was rake thin and bookish. Kids in my homeroom affectionately called me “Skinny Bones” or “The Brain.”

Twiggy’s debut on the model runway put everything in perspective for me. Suddenly, I transformed into one of the cutest kids in ninth grade sporting my new chic Vidal Sassoon haircut with a peek-a-boo wave, and showing off my fawn legs in fishnet stockings as I sashayed down the classroom aisles in miniskirts.

Today, Twiggy Lawson still offers us Sixties Chicks inspiration with her ethereal beauty, chic manner of dress, and super achievements through acting and singing. Twiggy herself is quoted as saying, “The Sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things.”