Signings/Appearances
The author will appear at the following locations on the dates indicated:
January 20, 2007, 11:00 a.m..   McIntyre's Fine Books & Bookends, Fearington Village
Center, Pittsboro, NC.  

Author, on right, at McIntyre's with Lulu Publishing staffer Brian McWilliams
May 5, 2007.  1:00 p.m..  Pomegranate Books, Park Avenue, Wilmington, NC.  Multi-author
book signing and panel discussion.  

Author at right in photo, with (from left) Pomegranate owner kathleen; and co-panelists
Stacey Cochran, author of "The Colorado Sequence"; and Jon Batson, author of "The
Rands Conspiracy".
September 15, 2007.  Silver Coast Winery, Purple Feet Festival.  Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
Multi-author appearance with Christy Judah (center, author of
An Ancient History of Dogs)
and Richard Triebe (right, author of
On a Rising Tide).  
October 6, 7, 2008.  Multi-author signing at Riverfest, Wilmington, NC.  Had a good signing
with fellow authors Edith Edwards, Christy Judah, Richard Triebe and Stacey Cochran.  We
have formed the Coastal Carolina Writers Guild!  Below at left is Edith, author of
Ghost of
Turtle Nest
, during the set-up for Riverfest..
Coming in 2010:  The Brunswick County, NC Arts Council will sponsor a quarterly
writers' panel series on writing and getting published to be hosted by the Brunswick
Writer's Group (including Coastal Carolina Writers Guild) and moderated by K. Robert
Campbell.  Authors will have their books for sale.  The Arts Council will have some surprise
guests during the series.  All programs are 2-3:30 on Sundays.

January 17:  Part One:    The Art of Telling the Story--thinking about your reader.

April 18:        Part Two:     Polishing--formatting, editing, proofreading, etc.  Special             
                                          guest speaker
Ben Steeleman, coumnist and book reviewer     
                                          for the Wilmington, NC Star News.

July 18:         Part Three:  Publishing:  DIY? Independent press?, large press?  Tips on      
                                          getting your book into print.  Special guest speaker
Jack Fryer,
                                          author and owner of Dram Tree Press, independent publisher.

October 10:  Part four:     Publicizing:  Most effective ways to market your book.  Special    
                                          guest speaker
Celia Rivenbark, best-selling Southern              
                                          humorist and columnist for Myrtle Beach Sun-News.   

Contact
Brunswick Arts Council  for further information
     
                   
April 24, 25                   Day at the Docks, Holden Beach, NC.

June 19                         Blueberry Festival, Burgaw, NC

July 3-5                         NC 4th of July Festival, Southport, NC

September 4                Oak Island Labor Day, Oak Island, NC

September 11              Art Walk, Wilmington, NC               
Other appearances slated for 2010:
Some Past Appearances