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Book Signing

  • Have I told you that I'm married to a genius?

    November 11, 2009

    • Last week I proudly showed Gina’s books that are on display in the window of Waterstones, Weston-super-Mare, to two bewildered security officers. They were bewildered because their reason for being there was to apprehend me in a shopping centre for taking unauthorised photos within the mall area. Although I had been busy with my camera and tripod, their stealth and skill in executing a covert ...
  • I'm Glad Today is Saturday

    October 31, 2009

    • I'm glad today is Saturday.  I feel a bit overwhelmed with Monday on the horizon.  I thought I had Friday off from my day job, School Director for an alternative school.  I was wrong.  I had a thorny computer run to plow through and then figure out how to squeeze in the appointments for my lost "day off."Today started with a Harvest of Local Authors at Barnes and Noble Waterside ...
  • ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIER Book Signing Event With Dean Ellis Kohler, November 11

    October 29, 2009

    • Will you be in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area on Vets Day, Nov. 11? Be sure to stop by the Barnes & Noble at Pembroke from 7-9 pm, where Dean Kohler will be signing copies of the Cybil award-nominated Rock 'N' Roll Soldier.Knowing Dean, he'll have some very cool, very rockin' show-and-tell, too!Barnes & Noble, 4485 Virginia Beach Blvd.,Virginia Beach.
  • 'Keep kissing the frogs' and wonderful ‘Gina’ stuff!

    October 5, 2009

    • I had another first interview today. It went badly, I made rookie mistakes, and, to top it off, I felt that there wasn’t a good match between their needs and my background anyway. So, overall, was it a waste of time? Possibly, but at the same time, maybe not. It just shows that I have become over-confident. I prepared heavily for the meeting and was certain I had all the bases covered. I ...
  • Homecoming...

    October 2, 2009

    • Wanting to meet the author because you like his work is like meeting a duck because you like pâté...Margaret Atwood.I laugh at this quote every time...I always find it so flustering to meet a person I admire...have never found it too fulfilling because it winds up being this weird thing, unsatisfying...I don't know, like a bad aftertaste. It's always so awkward meeting the famous anyway, ...
  • Reality bites.. or does it?

    September 25, 2009

    • I see myself as a very realistic person, but a realism that has a sprinkle of optimism and hope that is a permanent feature after realising years ago that laying the firm foundations of success has a lot to do with good planning, energy, determination, hard work and belief. And perhaps, a bit of luck.I am not blind to the issues we face. We, as a country, as an economy, have ...
  • Local Author Event B&N Waterside Shops, Naples, FL - October 31, 2009 10-12

    September 13, 2009

    • Ghost Orchid is released!  This novel of mystery and intrigue in the swamps of the Everglades answers the question:  Is love eternal?  Neev, the beautiful Irish girl searches in vain for her roots but finds herself.  Roger, the photographer mentor, searches for his perfect subject in perfect light and becomes obsessed with the mystical ghost orchid who watches on high from its ancient cypress ...
  • Poetry, Tomatoes, and Coffee

    August 19, 2009

    • On Saturday, August 15, I had a signing for my book, What Feeds Us, at The Fine Grind, a lovely coffee shop in a nearby town. I didn't know it was lovely as I hadn't been there before, but I did know that it had been voted #1 Coffeehouse in northern New Jersey by NJ Monthly Magazine. I also knew that the shop had recently begun a book signing series called "The Fine Print," so when I ...
  • More books go out into the world

    August 18, 2009

    • Just a couple of pics from my Borders Cheshire Oaks signing on 15 August, because although I don’t want to fill up my blog with me-sitting-gormlessly-in-a-shop photos, it is nice to have a record of each event.Borders was really well geared up for signings – note the smart tablecloth, backdrop and book stands! The staff were friendly and professional and set everything up for me and I was ...
  • Book signing - this weekend

    July 14, 2009

    • I will be signing Kill-Grief at Waterstone’s in Chesham, Bucks, this Saturday (18 July) from 11am until 2pm, so if you are in the area and would like to pop in and say hello, I will be delighted to see you.  For a map and further details, click here or contact me via my website.I have been doing some publicity for this over the past couple of weeks and it has occurred to me how useful a ...