Events
2011
Feburary 5, 2011
Cape Fear Crime Festival
Wilmington, NC
New Hanover County Library
1241 Military Cutoff Road
Wilmington, NC 28405
http://www.capefearcrimefestival2.com/
2010
Sat. Feb 20th
10:00 a.m.
With the Carolina Conspiracy
Gaffney Library
300 E Rutledge St.
Gaffney, SC.
864 487-2711
We will be discussing how to construct a mystery novel, as well as touching on marketing it, getting an agent and a publisher. Questions welcome, book available for purchase and authors to sign.
March 2010
March 20th
Uberrie Book Store
1-2 PM
Bookfair
Charlotte, NC
March 27th
Spring Locust Festival
10 - 2pm
Jeff Shelton Park
2884 Officer Jeff Shelton Dr.
Locust, behind Locust Elementary School
April 2010
April 17th
Rocky River Vineyards and Winery
2 pm - 4 or 5pm
11685 Reed Mine Rd.
Midland, NC 28107
I haven’t done an event since November of 2008. But I have a good excuse. I can even produce a doctor’s note.
It seems I have peripheral vascular disease. You know, the one they advertise on television where the guy is sitting out the dancing because he has leg pain and some relative, who is a doctor, comes up and says he needs Crestor. I guess I started taking it too late because right before Thanksgiving of last year all of the veins in my left leg decided they’d had enough and just quit pumping blood and it had to be amputated. I have spent the last six months in the hospital, in rehab and learning to walk again. It has certainly been a life altering experience, in more ways than one.
However, I am up on the new leg, and although not quite yet tap dancing, am getting around pretty well. Driving is a cinch and will start doing appearances with the Carolina Conspiracy again this summer, as well as some on my own. Will post them as they are finalized.
I have had several inquiries about the release date for the next book. The one where Dan and Ellen get married. Some libraries and bookstores have had inquiries as well. First, for all of you who asked, thank you. It’s so nice to know you like Ellen and Dan, and want to know what happens next. Let me assure you, it’s going to be quite a wedding, but getting them down the aisle won’t be easy.
However, because of my revolving door hospital visits this last year and a half, I didn’t quite make Poisoned Pen Press happy with the next book, Murder Half baked. The version I sent them didn’t really satisfy either one of us and they have decided to pass on it. However, I have completely re-written it and it is now in the hands of Dawn Dawdle of Blue Ridge Literary Agency. This version is-well-what it should be and I hope to have news shortly of a new publication date. Again, I’ll keep you up to date.
In the meantime, check out our blog where I will continue to chronicle my adventures as a one legged author. I think I’ll start a club. Until later---
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