Time is Speeding By
by Maggie Sefton
It's been a busy week since I last posted on Cozy Chicks. I started a round of booksignings the weekend of Sept 15 & 16 which are still continuing. This week I visited a new independent bookstore in Arlington, VA, where I grew up. One More Page Books has a great atmosphere as well as helpful staff who LOVE books. On Thursday, I signed at the Barnes & Noble in Fair Lakes Promenade shopping center in Fairfax, VA. I've signed there several times over the years and have always had a great time---as well as meeting lots of wonderful readers.
Last Saturday I had a VERY busy day, travelling south to Richmond, VA where I signed at a suburban Barnes & Noble with fellow Cozy Chick Ellery Adams/Jennifer Stanley. It was wonderful having some time to chat with Jenn/Ellery plus meet some great new readers. After that, I drove off from Richmond around 4:00pm and headed west to Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia. It was a gloriously warm early Fall day with sunshine and no rain. Perfect for visiting bookstores and even made the driving easier. Afterwards, I drove back to Northern VA and my daughter's condo apt where I've been staying since Monday of last week. A long day into the night, but a perfect time of year to do it.
Of course I've done more than booksignings last week. I also saw my granddaughter Natale's volleyball team dig deep and pull off a victory one evening, and I joined old friends for a wonderful dinner last Friday night. And last night, Monday, I spoke to students and alumni at my alma mater, George Washington University in Washington, DC. The topic was writing "Bestselling" novels. I'm afraid I had to tell them there were no secrets to be share. We writers write a lot, pray a lot, then offer our books up to the Gods. Readers are the Gods. They make you a bestseller. :)[image error]
It's been a busy week since I last posted on Cozy Chicks. I started a round of booksignings the weekend of Sept 15 & 16 which are still continuing. This week I visited a new independent bookstore in Arlington, VA, where I grew up. One More Page Books has a great atmosphere as well as helpful staff who LOVE books. On Thursday, I signed at the Barnes & Noble in Fair Lakes Promenade shopping center in Fairfax, VA. I've signed there several times over the years and have always had a great time---as well as meeting lots of wonderful readers. 
Last Saturday I had a VERY busy day, travelling south to Richmond, VA where I signed at a suburban Barnes & Noble with fellow Cozy Chick Ellery Adams/Jennifer Stanley. It was wonderful having some time to chat with Jenn/Ellery plus meet some great new readers. After that, I drove off from Richmond around 4:00pm and headed west to Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia. It was a gloriously warm early Fall day with sunshine and no rain. Perfect for visiting bookstores and even made the driving easier. Afterwards, I drove back to Northern VA and my daughter's condo apt where I've been staying since Monday of last week. A long day into the night, but a perfect time of year to do it. Of course I've done more than booksignings last week. I also saw my granddaughter Natale's volleyball team dig deep and pull off a victory one evening, and I joined old friends for a wonderful dinner last Friday night. And last night, Monday, I spoke to students and alumni at my alma mater, George Washington University in Washington, DC. The topic was writing "Bestselling" novels. I'm afraid I had to tell them there were no secrets to be share. We writers write a lot, pray a lot, then offer our books up to the Gods. Readers are the Gods. They make you a bestseller. :)[image error]
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