Hogging Ground!
Groundhog Day is fast approaching on February 2nd. According to tradition, if it is cloudy when Pennsylvania’s Punxatawney Phil emerges from his burrow on this day, spring will arrive before the vernal equinox. If it’s sunny, the groundhog supposedly sees his shadow, signifying we’ll have winter weather for six more weeks.
Regardless of what emerges, this Indie author continues hogging ground by procuring local library and bookstore signings on Rhode Island soil. Having emerged from the depths of a mild winter through two January author events, I wind down the month at Rogers Free Library in Bristol on the 26th.
Hogging more ground in February, I’m headed to:
Pawtucket Public Library on the 6th (7:00 – 8:30 PM)
Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Smithfield group author event on the 11th (1:00 – 3:00 PM)
George Hail Free Library on the 16th (6:30 – 8:00 PM)
Cumberland Public Library group author event on the 18th (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
North Providence Public Library on the 25th (10:30 AM – 1:00 PM)
Not content to rest on my laurels, and determined to hog even more ground, I’ve contacted the directors of a few more local libraries. Thus far, I have procured a signing for March 4th at Harris Public Library in Woonsocket. I appreciate one director’s honesty in letting me know that a group author event would yield better results in that neck of the woods, so I’m down for the summer or fall in Burriville. Yet another director informed me that the library is too small and current policy prohibits book selling, although she gave me a lead to follow by contacting senior centers.
A point well-taken, I contacted the Lincoln Senior Center, located in the town where I was a longtime resident and had taught for 29 years. I now have a signing scheduled for March 13th.
Hogging ground, I intend to contact more senior centers, and inquire about landing a signing at the other Barnes & Noble bookstore in Middletown, Rhode Island. This groundhog is undeterred in her determination to emerge from the shadows of obscurity. Local turf is a great place for an Indie author to expand one’s territorial reach.
Regardless of what emerges, this Indie author continues hogging ground by procuring local library and bookstore signings on Rhode Island soil. Having emerged from the depths of a mild winter through two January author events, I wind down the month at Rogers Free Library in Bristol on the 26th.
Hogging more ground in February, I’m headed to:
Pawtucket Public Library on the 6th (7:00 – 8:30 PM)
Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Smithfield group author event on the 11th (1:00 – 3:00 PM)
George Hail Free Library on the 16th (6:30 – 8:00 PM)
Cumberland Public Library group author event on the 18th (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
North Providence Public Library on the 25th (10:30 AM – 1:00 PM)
Not content to rest on my laurels, and determined to hog even more ground, I’ve contacted the directors of a few more local libraries. Thus far, I have procured a signing for March 4th at Harris Public Library in Woonsocket. I appreciate one director’s honesty in letting me know that a group author event would yield better results in that neck of the woods, so I’m down for the summer or fall in Burriville. Yet another director informed me that the library is too small and current policy prohibits book selling, although she gave me a lead to follow by contacting senior centers.
A point well-taken, I contacted the Lincoln Senior Center, located in the town where I was a longtime resident and had taught for 29 years. I now have a signing scheduled for March 13th.
Hogging ground, I intend to contact more senior centers, and inquire about landing a signing at the other Barnes & Noble bookstore in Middletown, Rhode Island. This groundhog is undeterred in her determination to emerge from the shadows of obscurity. Local turf is a great place for an Indie author to expand one’s territorial reach.
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Feb 02, 2017 04:31AM
Keep on keeping on, Eva! You're not only becoming Rhode Island's most famous Indie author, you're sharing your experiences and inspiring other Indie authors get out there and meet their fans - those who are established and those yet to be! You have my full and complete admiration for both your perseverance and your ability to make a cold call a wanted one! Great job!
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Thank you, J.B.!As you know it isn't all peaches and cream. Sometimes it takes a couple of follow-up calls to connect with the right person or to pin down a date. Then, I do a meet-and-greet prior to the event so I can get a sense of my surroundings, finding the entrance ramp and where to park.
I might just be Rhode Island's most foolhardy Indie!
