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Appearances July

I have three scheduled appearances so far for July. I will be appearing at the Mahogany House Art Gallery in Waynesville on Friday July 3rd at 6:00 p.m., that day falls on Art After Dark Day. I will be appearing at the Waynesville library on Wednesday July 15th from 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. I will be giving a manga art lesson at the library as well as a reading. I will be appearing at the Mountain Home Collection in Waynesville on Saturday July 18th at 2:00 pm. I will be doing a reading and manga art lesson there also. I have more exciting news. I will have a vendor table at the 2015 Imaginarium in Louisville, KY. I will be there from Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th of September. Thanks to the sales of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear I’m able to make the trip to the Imaginarium in Louisville. I thank those who have encouraged me by embracing the book. I have had an abundance of positive feedback from those who have read Fritz Fombie Have No Fear, both from children and adults, which makes writing the next book in the Fritz Fombie series a joy. I will let you know more about the Imaginarium in Louisville when the date draws nearer. Take care.

Teachers

I want to share happy news about my book Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. I’m happy to see how well Fritz Fombie Have No Fear is being received by teachers. One of my reviews on goodreads.com was by a teacher who is going to put Fritz Fombie Have No Fear in her school library so that all the kids at the school will have a chance to read the book. The very next day I had a lady who bought my book to donate to a local school tell me that the teacher she gave the book to read it and loved it. That teacher called her up and told her that she was excited to put Fritz Fombie Have No Fear in her school library. I’m very glad to see that Fritz Fombie Have No Fear and its message that children are bigger than their fears is being embraced by children and teachers. I’m over halfway through the first draft of the new Fritz Fombie book Fritz Fombie and the Frightful Feats of Courage. I’m hoping to release the new book in the beginning of 2016. Take care and have a great week. 

Good Things

I just sent my book off to the San Francisco Review. I had a choice between having an older child or an adult do the review, so I picked the older child. An adult will be doing the review for the Portland Review. Both reviews should be completed in 8 to 10 weeks. It will be interesting to see the difference between what an adult thinks of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear and what an older child thinks of the book. I will post the reviews from The Portland Book Review and The San Francisco Book Review when they come in. Both reviews should be around 300 words. 
Local sales of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear are going great and I have had more great comments come in from readers of the book, both adults and children. I have more appearances coming up in July. I will post the dates of my appearances soon. 
The second book in the Fritz Fombie series is about halfway through the first draft. It will take several more drafts before it’s finished. My second giveaway is ahead of my first giveaway, which ended with 918 contestants. This giveaway should have a lot more contestants than the first one once it ends. Thanks so much for your encouragement. I’m so grateful that so many people have rallied around this book. It has touched people's lives in ways I couldn’t have imagined while writing Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. Many people live with fear, so I’m glad to write a book with the positive message of overcoming fear. It’s a whimsical, funny, and suspenseful story, but it also helps children to see they're bigger than their fears. I’m proud to have written a book like Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. Thank you and take care.

REVIEW

I have confirmed an appearance at the Waynesville public library on July 15th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. I’ll be doing a reading and a manga art lesson for the kids. Hopefully I will also make an appearance at the Lake Junaluska kids camp, although I still need to confirm. I mailed off my book Fritz Fombie Have No Fear to be reviewed by the Portland Book Review. I should have that review back in 6 to 10 weeks. I’m still working away on the second book in the Fritz Fombie series. I’ve started my second giveaway for Fritz Fombie Have No Fear on Goodreads. So far on my first giveaway I’ve received 3 good ratings  for my book on Goodreads. I also had my first review from one of the winners of my book on a Goodreads contest and it was very positive. I look forward in continuing my writing career as positivity has surrounded my book and has given me encouragement as a writer. Thank you for supporting me in this endeavor.

I’m currently writing the next book in the Fritz Fombie s...

I’m currently writing the next book in the Fritz Fombie series. The title of the book is Fritz Fombie and the Frightful Feats of Courage. The current book that just came out, Fritz Fombie Have No Fear, has been a local success. I just finished a Goodreads giveaway with the book and it was very positive with 400 readers putting the book on their To-Read shelf. Hopefully as readers give reviews of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear, it will begin to gather interest nationally. In the meantime, I’m writing away on the new Fritz Fombie book. The new book has an abundance of new creatures never seen in writing before. After overcoming fear in the first book, Fannie embraces courage in this book. The story becomes bigger and more complex, and I'm working hard to hold the story together. This new book is very ambitious. I hope to deliver an amazing book that is completely unique in its creativity. I tried to stay clear from any other book that is on the market and truly put something out there that is one of a kind in every way. The second book should be out early next year. I’m also working to set up more appearances this summer for the first book.  I'll let you know when the appearances will be scheduled. Thank you for your support!  Take care.

Fritz Fombie The Next Book

I’m currently writing the next book in the Fritz Fombie series. The title of the book is Fritz Fombie and the Frightful Feats of Courage. The current book that just came out, Fritz Fombie Have No Fear, has been a local success. I just finished a Goodreads giveaway with the book and it was very positive with 400 readers putting the book on their To-Read shelf. Hopefully as readers give reviews of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear, it will begin to gather interest nationally. In the meantime, I’m writing away on the new Fritz Fombie book. The new book has an abundance of new creatures never seen in writing before. After overcoming fear in the first book, Fannie embraces courage in this book. The story becomes bigger and more complex, and I'm working hard to hold the story together. This new book is very ambitious. I hope to deliver an amazing book that is completely unique in its creativity. I tried to stay clear from any other book that is on the market and truly put something out there that is one of a kind in every way. The second book should be out early next year. I’m also working to set up more appearances this summer for the first book. I'll let you know when the appearances will be scheduled. Thank you for your support! Take care.

I have some very positive updates for Fritz Fombie Have N...

I have some very positive updates for Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. I would like to thank all of the readers on Goodreads for supporting me. As the contest comes to a close, I currently have 855 entries and we still have five hours left in the contest. We also have over 389 readers who have added Fritz Fombie Have No Fear to their bookshelves. Once again, thank you so much for your support. Something happened today that meant the world to me. A grandma I know bought my book for her grandson two days ago. She didn’t have cash with her at the time, so she told me she would pay me the next day. The next day, she brought me two one dollar bills and four dollars in change inside of a plastic bag. When she handed me the money, she told me that her grandson loved the book so much that he wanted to pay for it himself and took the money out of his piggy bank. She told me that he wouldn’t put the book down and almost read the entire book in one day. He told his grandma that he wanted to take the book with him on the family vacation. The grandmother told me that she now wants to buy Fritz Fombie Have No Fear for all of the local schools. After hearing stories like these, I will always be happy and have no misgivings for the long hours and hard work I put into writing and illustrating Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. Thank you once again for entering the contest to win a copy of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. I look forward to reading your comments and seeing your ratings of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. The goodreads contest came to an end with 918 readers requesting a copy. The on-to-read shelf came in at 387 readers. Thanks!

Good news

I have some very positive updates for Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. I would like to thank all of the readers on Goodreads for supporting me. As the contest comes to a close, I currently have 855 entries and we still have five hours left in the contest. We also have over 389 readers who have added Fritz Fombie Have No Fear to their bookshelves. Once again, thank you so much for your support. Something happened today that meant the world to me. A grandma I know bought my book for her grandson two days ago. She didn’t have cash with her at the time, so she told me she would pay me the next day. The next day, she brought me two one dollar bills and four dollars in change inside of a plastic bag. When she handed me the money, she told me that her grandson loved the book so much that he wanted to pay for it himself and took the money out of his piggy bank. She told me that he wouldn’t put the book down and almost read the entire book in one day. He told his grandma that he wanted to take the book with him on the family vacation. The grandmother told me that she now wants to buy Fritz Fombie Have No Fear for all of the local schools. After hearing stories like these, I will always be happy and have no misgivings for the long hours and hard work I put into writing and illustrating Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. Thank you once again for entering the contest to win a copy of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. I look forward to reading your comments and seeing your ratings of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. The contest came to an end with 918 readers requesting a copy. The on-to-read shelf came in at 387 readers. Thanks!

Battery Park Book Exchange

Battery Park Book Exhchange

The reading went well at the Battery Park Book Exchange. A really cool thing happened after the reading. A fourteen-year-old boy who is a big reader asked his mom if he could also have a copy of the book. From the feedback I have been getting over Fritz Fombie Have No Fear it seems that older children also like the book as much as the younger children. When writing the book, I wrote it to make me laugh, too, so that might be the reason older children and many adults have really enjoyed the book. I’m meeting with a librarian in Asheville, so hopefully I can give more readings and manga art lessons in the Asheville area. Remember kids, you're bigger than your fears no matter how big or small you are and that’s the message of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear.