Meg Cox's Blog, page 6

This Rocket Has LAUNCHED!!!

The author speaks!

 

My book launch party on Saturday night was a blast!!!!

Now, it is true that the bookstore neglected to get the press release out in time to meet local media deadlines, but the end result is that almost all the people who came were close friends.

It was so awesome to celebrate the book’s release with friends from every part of my life: quilters, writers, former colleagues from the Wall Street Journal, friends from church, my yoga teacher, my Pilates teacher (really, I should be in MUC better shape), and the librarian from my son’s grade school.
Not only that, almost everybody bought at least 2 books: one for themselves, and one for a gift.

There was such an outpouring of cookies, I was able to supply the church picnic the next day.
Thank you so much for all my dear, dear friends who came out and partied with me on this milestone day.

Special thanks to my pal Deb Hunter who not only stayed and helped me clean up the church kitchen, but hauled the garbage all the way to the dumpster and stayed behind to make sure I managed to lock ALL the many doors to the church.
My heart is full!!!!

My Book is OUT!!!! (Go Buy It, OK?)

Window at Jazams in Princeton

 

Finally, my publication date has arrived, and the book is landing in stores and online. 

I’ve already gotten my first reader review at Amazon.com (5 stars, no less).

I hope you’ll want to buy a copy: more than 300 rituals and celebrations for $16 is a steal.

If you want to buy an autographed copy, just click on the store photo above. Jazams, a fantastic toy and book store in Princeton, will mail you a signed copy, even a personalized one, if you are not in a hurry.

Wanna come to my book party? I’m having a Bring Your Own Milk & Cookies party on Saturday June 2, from 7 to 9 pm at the Unitarian Church in Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Rod.

Need more information? send me an email at meg@megcox.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome!

Welcome to my brand new blog, and my totally revamped website!!!

This has been a major undertaking for me, but the time had come.
    
Next month, the new, expanded edition of The Book of New Family Traditions is being published, and I wanted to re-launch my website to celebrate that.

I’ve been extremely happy with my website, which was designed originally (and now updated) by Holly Knott, who embodies a rare combination of technical expertise, great patience and creative genius. She helped me create the new one within this blogger format, so that I may be able to add content and make changes myself.

The hope is that the website, partly due to this blog, will be more current with the fast-moving changes in my professional life.

I think this new format more fully captures and links together all the various work that I do, and the venues– both virtual and actual — where it is displayed. I’m a big believer in the new credo for authors: connect as often as possible with your readers and potential readers, and show them as well as tell them your message. I’m enjoying using the Constant Contact format to make my newsletters more visual and interactive, and I expect to be posting more videos, beyond the “book trailer” that I recently recorded, viewable on my homepage.

As you can probably tell, my passion for both quilts and family traditions continues to grow, and I hope that the work I’m doing will be valuable to those who share these passions with me.

Please, do tell me what you think of the new website. Share your ideas and suggestions of what I might write about next, whether in books and articles, newsletters or blog posts.

I’d love to hear from you!