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Book Tour: Day 1 recap

Whew doggie have these past 48 hours been a whirlwind of awesome!
I plan to keep you updated throughout the week on how the book tour is going - both for friends interested in hearing about the experiences, and for other indies who might read this someday, kind of like I studied Hugh Howey and Joe Konrath's archives. (Yes, I'm reaching high again, but you expect that of me, right?)
Before the recap, check out the poster to the right for all relevant information about tonight's meet up. I'll...

Indiana Book Tour!

The Salted book tour starts tomorrow!
Ahhhh!
That's right.You asked me to come home and sign books, that's what this author is doing. So please show up. Help me convince the wife this trip home isworth it so we can plan future tours!
*Karen will be inattendance, btw, for those of you who wanted to meet her.
My very first book tour...whew. Little nervous, but more pumped than anything. Can't wait to see your beautiful faces and catch up in person. I'm heading to the airport in an hour and kic...

The People Behind SALTED: Kyle McBurnie - Underwater Photographer

I first learned of underwater photographer Kyle McBurnie last summer when I pulled up Yahoo News and saw the above picture. I literally gasped.
The reason Yahoo News featured the photograph?
Kyle won National Geographic's Best Underwater Photos Contest.
So yeah...he's kind of a big deal.
I wasn't prepared for cover design yet, but I followed the link to his personal site, copied/pasted it, and filed everything away to revisit later. This past February, I went back to Kyle's site and sa...

Galvins unedited

Remember that little post where Karen mentioned you people expect general silliness and bad decisions from me?
You're welcome. ;)
(For the record, I swear she's not tipsy).

Another lesson from Dr. Cosby

It’s funny how life gives you little gifts and time changes your understanding of things.This morning, I finally watched the American Comedy Awards from last week. Truth be told, I only cared about the fifteen minutes where an idol of mine was recognized with the Johnny Carson award.
That idol is Bill Cosby.
The dark terrified me as a child. I’d constantly leave my room to wake Mom and Dad, telling them about the various monsters in my closet or demons outside my window. To keep Dad from wind...

Salted book tour schedule - Indiana

Wednesday, May 28th - Sunday, June 1st
Mark those dates on your calendar, people. This Hoosier author is coming home to sign books, say hey, and see all your beautiful faces.
I've created event calendars on Facebook. You can link to by clicking the highlighted locations.I'll be making tour stops in Lebanon, Thorntown, Indy, Marion, Lafayette, and hopefully both Brownsburg and Fishers. More on the last two locations TBD.
I'll have print copies ofSaltedavailable for $12 at each location and will...

The People Behind SALTED: Valerie Bellamy

I hail from the film world. Something I've discovered is most moviegoers tend to forget after a film ends that all those names in the credits areactualhuman beings.It's easy to think of them as shadow people. After all, most of us will never have the chance to meet them, nor ask what it was like to work on such productions.
I've found books to be much the same. Truth be told, I used to skip straight to the story, rather than look at the credits page.
I know better now.
In preparingSaltedfor...

Happy Mutha's Day, Ma!

“Because of my mother it never occurred to me that you couldn’t do what you wanted to do.”-Francine Prose
I can't think of a more fitting quote for the young lady in this picture. It doesn't matter what crazy dreams I've had, she's never told me I couldn't accomplish them.
When I aspired to be Steve Urkel fromFamily Matters,Mom agreed I pulled off the nerd look quite nicely.
A few years later, all I wanted wasto beDonatello fromTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Whenever I stopped to look down...

Lessons in humility

I love Inside The Actor's Studio. Listening to actors, directors, etc. I've admired discuss how they struggled keeps me in the fight. One I specifically recall is Matt Damon's.
Matt said that when he was a kid, he remembered watchingThe Natural, starringRobert Redford as Roy Hobbs. Matt specifically quoted this scene: (thanks to IMDB for the inclusion).
: And then? And then when I walked dow...

Best Fans EVER!

Okay, so that's a headline often thrown around liberally. We all know only one person can truly have the best fans ever...
His name is Me.
Well, not Me...I meant me as in...you know...
*sigh*
Squirrel!
Behold this gallery of awesomeness! That's right. You readers and fans of Saltedout there? Rockstars.
(**Apologies to those who sent me pictures with their faces included. Didn't know if you would want it shared or not so I thought them best omitted. Happy to add them if you wish. Just sh...