Amanda L. Davis's Blog, page 5
September 9, 2012
Tour Day 3 - 09-7-12
(Post Written by my sister Hannah)
We left our hotel at 7:30 to get to the Miami Christian Academy for Dad and Amanda’s next talk.
Since most of the audience was little kids, the authors performed their sword duel for the amusement of the small folk. They all loved it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any photos of that, but I’ll be sure to try and remember in the future.
After their talk, Dad and Amanda signed books, one boy with a broken arm even asked Dad to sign his cast. (He did, of course.) I should have gotten a picture of that. I will be more vigilant with the camera.
Dad signing books for a girl. She bought all of those books on the table next to him.
Amanda signing books and talking to kids
The teacher lined up the kids of the class that were not buying books and sat them against the wall
Book marks are always cool too. They must be signed.
Miles Drive Day 3 - 458
We left our hotel at 7:30 to get to the Miami Christian Academy for Dad and Amanda’s next talk.
Since most of the audience was little kids, the authors performed their sword duel for the amusement of the small folk. They all loved it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any photos of that, but I’ll be sure to try and remember in the future.
After their talk, Dad and Amanda signed books, one boy with a broken arm even asked Dad to sign his cast. (He did, of course.) I should have gotten a picture of that. I will be more vigilant with the camera.
Dad signing books for a girl. She bought all of those books on the table next to him.
Amanda signing books and talking to kids
The teacher lined up the kids of the class that were not buying books and sat them against the wall
Book marks are always cool too. They must be signed.
Miles Drive Day 3 - 458
September 8, 2012
Tour Day 2 -- 9 - 6- 12
Tour Day Two - No Pictures, sorry. :( My sister took some on one camera, but I don't have them on my computer.
We arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio the night before and in the morning we got up and went to a homeschool group. They received us well and both my dad and I spoke. We really enjoyed it and the audience was attentive.
One cool thing - some of the members of the homeschool group were hearing impaired and brought an interpreter with them, so this young man interpreted everything my dad and I said, and it was quite cool.
After we were done speaking we drove off to Columbus from Cincinnati and got to our hotel.
I'll have pictures tomorrow! :)
We arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio the night before and in the morning we got up and went to a homeschool group. They received us well and both my dad and I spoke. We really enjoyed it and the audience was attentive.
One cool thing - some of the members of the homeschool group were hearing impaired and brought an interpreter with them, so this young man interpreted everything my dad and I said, and it was quite cool.
After we were done speaking we drove off to Columbus from Cincinnati and got to our hotel.
I'll have pictures tomorrow! :)
September 5, 2012
Tour Day 1 - 9 -5 - 12
And we're off!
We got off to a late start - not leaving home until about 11AM, but since we had only a seven hour drive ahead of us, so we weren't too worried.
It was a nice and easy trip and we had no events scheduled.
My mom worked on an editing job and Hannah did some school work and reading.
And just chillin.
Hannah took a turn driving, too, and my dad did the rest.
And as for me? I wrote. And wrote. And then I slept. And wrote some more. Unfortunately, my laptop went haywire after I wrote 1,200 words, otherwise I would have updated this blog last night. But after hours of agonizing over the laptop and stumping the Geek Squad at Best Buy with my problems, I was finally able to get it working again with a lot of prayer and help from google searching.
More updates in a little while about Tour Day 2!
We got off to a late start - not leaving home until about 11AM, but since we had only a seven hour drive ahead of us, so we weren't too worried.
It was a nice and easy trip and we had no events scheduled.
My mom worked on an editing job and Hannah did some school work and reading.
And just chillin.
Hannah took a turn driving, too, and my dad did the rest.
And as for me? I wrote. And wrote. And then I slept. And wrote some more. Unfortunately, my laptop went haywire after I wrote 1,200 words, otherwise I would have updated this blog last night. But after hours of agonizing over the laptop and stumping the Geek Squad at Best Buy with my problems, I was finally able to get it working again with a lot of prayer and help from google searching.
More updates in a little while about Tour Day 2!
September 4, 2012
Tour Preparations
We're all busy getting ready for tour over here. Running around like chickens with our heads attached. We aren't at all headless. :)
First, there was a lot of mending to do.
And not only of the sewing kind, either.
My old laptop cord broke and I had to splice it back together.
And now it works like a charm. :)
I fixed this laptop because my sister wanted to use it on the tour, but now she wants to use a different computer, so in the end, this computer is staying home.
Now I have to pack and prepare. It's going to be hard getting back into the swing of things speaking wise.
First, there was a lot of mending to do.
And not only of the sewing kind, either.
My old laptop cord broke and I had to splice it back together.
And now it works like a charm. :)
I fixed this laptop because my sister wanted to use it on the tour, but now she wants to use a different computer, so in the end, this computer is staying home.
Now I have to pack and prepare. It's going to be hard getting back into the swing of things speaking wise.
Heading Out!
We leave for Kentucky today. After today each post will probably be at least 1 day behind because of travel and busy-ness. I'm sure you can understand that. I don't have time to post every day!
Clothes all laid out. I still need to find a garment bag for this stuff. Eep!
We're running short on time. But at least I'm as packed as can be for now. Duffel bag and garment bag, I think that's not too much for a 5 week long trip, do you?
Road leading from home on a foggy morning.
We drive only 7 hours today, so it'll be an easy trip. We also have no events today. The first one is tomorrow. I think my speaking is going to be really rusty at first, so if you come out to this event, please be kind. :) I haven't spoken to a group in a long time!
August 31, 2012
Fall 2012 Tour Begins Soon
Copied from the Davis Crossing Blog Fall 2012 Tour Begins Soon We are gearing up for a new tour! This year's version begins September 6, 2012. We will leave home on September 5 and travel to Danville, Kentucky for our first event. Then we will cruise through Ohio for events in Cincinnati and Columbus, then to Grand Rapids, Michigan, before heading into Canada.
We will stay the next two weeks in Ontario for several events, including author talks, writing workshops, and bookstore signings, then take a long trek to central Canada on our way to the western part of the country. We will have events in Steinbach, Manitoba; Calgary, Alberta; and Abbotsford, British Columbia. From there, we will come back to the U.S. for engagements in the Seattle area.
After that? We don't know yet. We hope to schedule more events between Seattle and home (western Tennessee), so if you have a school or homeschool group that would like a visit, and you are located somewhere between Seattle and western Tennessee, and you would like us to come in early October, let me know by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com. I also have some openings for Ontario in mid September.
This time Amanda and I will be traveling with my wife Susie and our youngest daughter, Hannah. Hannah will be in charge of updating this blog, including posting photos and video clips. She will also attempt to live stream events where Internet access is available, so watch for announcements for live-streamed events.
As with the previous tour, we hope to have a contest, so be sure to check for the latest tour updates.
One more item: Because of high gas prices, this will be an expensive tour. We don't have as many events scheduled as usual, so it will be very difficult to sell enough books to meet expenses. I won't mention this again on this blog, but if you would like to make a contribution toward our expenses, I would appreciate it greatly. Please see the donation link on the left side of the blog page.
Feel free to ask questions or make comments.
We will stay the next two weeks in Ontario for several events, including author talks, writing workshops, and bookstore signings, then take a long trek to central Canada on our way to the western part of the country. We will have events in Steinbach, Manitoba; Calgary, Alberta; and Abbotsford, British Columbia. From there, we will come back to the U.S. for engagements in the Seattle area.
After that? We don't know yet. We hope to schedule more events between Seattle and home (western Tennessee), so if you have a school or homeschool group that would like a visit, and you are located somewhere between Seattle and western Tennessee, and you would like us to come in early October, let me know by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com. I also have some openings for Ontario in mid September.
This time Amanda and I will be traveling with my wife Susie and our youngest daughter, Hannah. Hannah will be in charge of updating this blog, including posting photos and video clips. She will also attempt to live stream events where Internet access is available, so watch for announcements for live-streamed events.
As with the previous tour, we hope to have a contest, so be sure to check for the latest tour updates.
One more item: Because of high gas prices, this will be an expensive tour. We don't have as many events scheduled as usual, so it will be very difficult to sell enough books to meet expenses. I won't mention this again on this blog, but if you would like to make a contribution toward our expenses, I would appreciate it greatly. Please see the donation link on the left side of the blog page.
Feel free to ask questions or make comments.
August 23, 2012
We Have Winners!
Remember the contest that was going on?
It ended yesterday and I drew two winners!
The winners of the ARC contest are . . . .
Connie Wolters
and
Amy Covel
Winners must contact me via email (amanda@daviscrossing.com) by 8:30 PM on August 24th with the address they would like me to send their book to. If they do not meet the deadline, I will select another winner.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated!
It ended yesterday and I drew two winners!
The winners of the ARC contest are . . . .
Connie Wolters
and
Amy Covel
Winners must contact me via email (amanda@daviscrossing.com) by 8:30 PM on August 24th with the address they would like me to send their book to. If they do not meet the deadline, I will select another winner.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated!
August 9, 2012
Noble Imposter Discussion
I thought some people might like to discuss Noble Imposter (here in the comments) so I made this post. If you have any questions about it (Or Precisely Terminated!) I'd be happy to answer them as long as they aren't spoilers for the last book.
Now I'll start the discussion (Major spoiler for Noble Imposter!!) Don't read if you don't want it spoiled.
Did any of you guess that Monica's mother was alive or was it a total surprise?
I'm going to have a lot of fun writing their meeting in the third book . . . if they do get to meet. :) You'll see. You can never guess what's going to happen in these books.
August 8, 2012
Contest Here!
Contest Time!
Would you like to win an advanced reader's copy (ARC) of Noble Imposter?
Just write a review for either Precisely Terminated or Noble Imposter on CBD.com, Amazon.com, or barnesandnoble.com and tell us about it here on this page, and I will enter you for a chance to win one of two ARC copies of Noble Imposter.
Sound like fun? Go write a review!
Contest ends on August 22nd.
Would you like to win an advanced reader's copy (ARC) of Noble Imposter?
Just write a review for either Precisely Terminated or Noble Imposter on CBD.com, Amazon.com, or barnesandnoble.com and tell us about it here on this page, and I will enter you for a chance to win one of two ARC copies of Noble Imposter.
Sound like fun? Go write a review!
Contest ends on August 22nd.
40,000 And Counting
The Cantral Chronicles Book 3 (CCB3) is now 40,000 words long and growing!
I'm working on it as quickly as I can, because soon my dad and I will embark on a month long tour across the northern US and through Canada, and there won't be much time for writing once we're on the road.
I believe CCB3 is progressing well. I'm adding new characters left and write (Er. . . Right. Left and right.) Some of their names are Chrom, Shal, Wheaten, and Fahltrid. Names subject to change or removal, but I thought you might like to see them. :)
If I had any artistic talent, I'd draw them, too, but if I tried that with my skills, you'd get a bunch of identical stick figures, and those aren't that interesting.
There's lots going on around here that tries to get in the way of my writing, but I'm trying to not let it.
I hope you all have an excellent day. Keep being spiffen. Or if you haven't been spiffen lately. Start. It's good thing to be.
-Amanda
Oh, and I've been updating my daily blog every day life blog, too. www.averageamanda.blogspot.com
