Lacey Dancer's Blog, page 13

Marketplace in Tallahassee

Had a wonderful time at Marketplace in Tallahassee. Met more members of TWA, some new readers and got to watch one of our members being filmed for a interview. Very interesting. Plus our mascot, Saloman the Wonder Dog was there, rolling in leaves and looking adorable.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

For the mothers I know here and for all of those I have yet to meet.

Chase The Fire Now on Smashwords

Chase The Fire by Lacey Dancer is now available on Smashwords as well as Amazon in paperback, Kindle and Audible.  Chase the Fire is the first book in the Live Oak Trilogy. If you read closely you will be able to figure out who is coming next. Five of the six main characters are in Chase the Fire, one you have yet to meet. Neither have I. I am expecting a lot of surprises in the coming months as the two remaining couples have a lot of quirks and Randi and Archer are going to be working on their relationship at the same time. Can’t tell which couple is going to get to the altar first. Or not…..

New Date for Care Giving: Real Life Answers

I have been invited to do a mini seminar on care giving at the Mayo Library this May 10 at 6pm. The program will be approximately an hour long and very interactive. I love questions from the audience.

Care Giving: Real Life Answers is getting more and more attention. With so many of our population trying to find solutions that enable them to stay in their homes, the need for answers is increasing. I am delighted to find that a number of people are turning to books like mine for help. All of us age and most of us want to keep our homes, the places where we have built memories.

Care Giving: Real Life Answers has a number of labor saving tips as well many suggestions on how to make your home age friendly. There is also information on dealing with hospitals, doctors, emergency room trips and, the scary one, medical insurance and the bills that come with it. In short, I did my best, after forty plus years of care giving, to include every tip or trick I learned by trial and error.

Springtime Tallahassee In the Sun

Had a wonderful time at Springtime Tallahassee. Heavy weather front made the drive an adventure. Since I don’t know Tallahassee very well finding the actual site involved a lot of detours, there was a parade, and asking directions. Everyone was very helpful but Tallahassee is loaded with one way streets and since the city had a lot of volunteers helping with traffic. That led to a number of strange side trips. Luck was with me, I found a parking lot just one block and a half from our booths. Had a map for that but someone in the event moved the location. Again luck was definitely with me when I  took a less uphill route to where I thought the booths were and ended up right in front of TWA’s setup. I grabbed the first chair I saw just for a breather.

It was great fun, meeting members of the group I hadn’t seen and chatting with those I did know. I even met Salomon the wonder dog, Sam’s friend. We were very busy and Sam Staley posted later that we set a record in book sales.

Friday Morning Surprise

I love Fridays just because…. This one was especially nice since I opened my email and found a lovely invitation for a writer event being held this month. Not only is the concept fun and innovative, I won’t give all the details just yet, but it is being held in one of my favorite Southern towns. The event is on Saturday, April 16 at the Thomas County Library in the morning from 10 am to 12 pm. I was doubly glad that I had a weekend open as April is almost filled to capacity with events. Spring has really popped out this year in more ways than one.

I had to order a bunch of books so that I would have extras for all three titles, Care Giving: Real Life Answers, Chase the Fire, and Choices. Since Choice is set in southeast Georgia I think April 16th will prove to be even more fun. If you are in the area, I hope you will stop in. I am told the organizers are expecting a large turnout and there will be a number of authors present.

 

Sun Shining on Thursday

Thursday is starting off so Beautifully! Sun is shining, flowers are blooming and I am getting so much work done on promotion and the books. Checked in with ACX about Chase the Fire audio release date as well as advertising. Also, I am very low on books for signing and I have a number of appearances scheduled for the coming two weeks. First thing this morning, I ordered more copies of Choices, Care Giving: Real Life Answers & Chase The Fire for the upcoming events.

Next on the agenda is mowing on the farm. The tractor and I have a date. Then it is off to the plant nursery. I have my eye on some more plants. I guess last week’s truck bed full wasn’t quite enough and the four that I added to the new plantings yesterday wasn’t either. What can I say? I have no will power when it comes to plants.

Spring is bursting out in more than just flowers!

So many things going on with the books that is tricky to keep up with it all. April is full to almost overflowing with dates, starting this weekend.

Springtime Tallahassee is coming up soon, this Saturday to be exact. I think it is going to be a lot of fun for all of us at the Tallahassee Writers Association booth. Hope anyone in the area stops by to say hello. I will have all three titles available for sale. I am trying to get the audio for Care Giving: Real Life Answers as well but I don’t think it will be here soon enough.

Chase The Fire’s audio is completed and is now in the quality control process. So Chase should be available soon. I am really looking forward to the launch. This audio took a bit longer than Care Giving: Real Life Answers. Unfortunely, the narrator lost her voice and had to take a break. But she pulled it off and did a great job as always.

 

Care Giving Seminar

The flyer for the Care Givers Seminar is here. I am delighted to be in this group of experts. Care Giving is a growing trend in this country. There are few families which won’t be touched by this aspect of life.  

New Bios

With so many events scheduled in this first quarter, it is time to brush up my biography and picture. Since I have both fiction and nonfiction books out, I will need two different sets. The L3X Extravaganza is a much larger event than I first thought. Newspaper coverage is already in the works for it and for the Care Givers Seminar at the Thomasville Road Baptist Church. The audio version of Chase the Fire is also coming along so, at the moment, I am juggling a number to creative balls.