Blog Update
Last Saturday, I read my major rewrite of chapter one from THE BROKEN LANCE to the Spokane Novelist Group. They made minor yet good suggestions, some of which I used in a final rewrite. I emailed a copy to my book doctor who had worked as an editor at Harper-Collins for ten years. Yesterday she sent back the following response: "I really like it! I was on the edge of my seat--great job. I made a few minor edits." I made those changes.
I then sent her a couple of ideas I want to use for splitting up the novel in half. These were thoughts as to how to end the first half in an exciting manner. She liked them and told me to run with it. I will, but it will take awhile to flesh them out. Anyway, onward.
Because Hastings Books, Music & Videos is going out of business, about half of the signings for THE SIGN OF THE EAGLE TRILOGYI had set up for this Fall have gone by the wayside. I am in the process of contacting various indie stores (most in the Seattle, Washington area) and even local grocery stores for events. One grocery chain is on board. The manager of the Liberty Lake, WA, Yokes Family Foods told me to return in September to set up a signing, more stores will follow. I now have a book signing date (Sept. 24th) with Aunties Books, downtown Spokane. This is the largest independent book store on the northern tier between Seattle and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. I will be contacting more stores next week. Right now, most stores are having parties tonight for the new Harry Potter book that is being released at midnight and all their attention is on that. Wish me good luck.
I then sent her a couple of ideas I want to use for splitting up the novel in half. These were thoughts as to how to end the first half in an exciting manner. She liked them and told me to run with it. I will, but it will take awhile to flesh them out. Anyway, onward.
Because Hastings Books, Music & Videos is going out of business, about half of the signings for THE SIGN OF THE EAGLE TRILOGYI had set up for this Fall have gone by the wayside. I am in the process of contacting various indie stores (most in the Seattle, Washington area) and even local grocery stores for events. One grocery chain is on board. The manager of the Liberty Lake, WA, Yokes Family Foods told me to return in September to set up a signing, more stores will follow. I now have a book signing date (Sept. 24th) with Aunties Books, downtown Spokane. This is the largest independent book store on the northern tier between Seattle and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. I will be contacting more stores next week. Right now, most stores are having parties tonight for the new Harry Potter book that is being released at midnight and all their attention is on that. Wish me good luck.
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