Caitlin Hamilton Summie's Blog, page 2

Writers at Work

I’ll be at Union Avenue Books with Bren McClain on Tuesday at 7. C’mon down and meet us as we talk about the writing life!

May is short story month!

Did you know that May is short story month? Are you all reading any fabulous story collections?

Readers rock

Over the past two days, I have had two wonderful opportunities to meet readers, one in a chat in Sue's Booking Agency on FB, the other at a regional library. Readers rock. They just do. Readers (and writers!) are so interesting. In the FB chat, I asked people to share what books they had had to wait to read, either because titles hadn't yet been released or there was a waiting list, etc. As a result, I have discovered a whole list of new books that I look forward to reading over vacation. And today at my library talk, I was asked thoughtful questions--and then we chatted about life, too--moving to new places, state testing for students...I have always believed that stories matter because they connect us, but these last two days have reminded me that it isn't only the stories themselves that connect us but the conversations those stories create.

Event

I'll be reading and speaking at the Tellico Village Library on Friday from 10 am-Noon. Please join me!

Weekend reading

I went to the library and chose a stack of books for reading this weekend. I settled on one, The Patriots, about Russia. What are you reading?

Trophy

This week, I accepted the Phillip H. McMath Post Publication Book Award for my first book, a collection of short stories called TO LAY TO REST OUR GHOSTS. It was a wonderful ceremony, a happy couple of days, and I even received a trophy. It's gorgeous. Check it out here:
https://caitlinhamiltonsummie.com/blog/

And thanks for sharing my joy.

Won an Award!

WOW! Just so proud to be the fourth annual winner of the Phillip H. McMath Post Publication Book Award! Just announced! You can read more here:

https://arkansaswriters.wordpress.com...

Recommendations?

Please consider recommending my book for holiday gifts! I would be grateful for your support! The e-book is only $4.99, less than coffee and a bagel. Thanks for considering!

Meeting with book groups

Hoping to schedule one more meeting with a book group before the end of the year. How about yours?

New Story Done!

I have a new story done from my novel-in-stories. I am letting it sit a bit before sending it out. Fingers crossed!