September

September 24: I will be attending a charity function where a signed copy of my book will be auctioned off to support Kylie’s Kause—a fundraiser to raise money and awareness for a cure for Schleroderma. Can’t come, but interested in donating to this worthwhile charity? Visit www.kylieskause.org to find out how you can help patients like young Kylie afflicted with this autoimmune disease.

October

October 15: 2nd Annual Author’s Fair from 12-3pm at Homosassa’s Public Library in Homosassa, FL. I am thrilled to be a part of this annual event to support local authors and to interact with Citrus County’s reading and writing community! There will be books available for purchase and signing at this event. Come see me and all of our published local authors! 

October 19: Join me as I present with a panel of Citrus County authors for the 2011 National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) kick-off! I will be at the Lakes Region Library in Inverness, FL (1511 Druid Rd., Inverness, FL) from 3:30-6:30 pm and will be giving a presentation on fantastic opening paragraphs that are sure to grab your reader…and that agent! There will be a limited number of book available for purchase and signing at the event, so feel free to order your own copy of Despite the Ghosts now and bring it with you! :)

November

November 1-30: It’s NaNoWriMo time! NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and I’m a big fan. For those of you that have attended my speaking events, you know that I completed this annual challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days back in 2008—and the end result was my first published novel, Despite the Ghosts! I will be in the trenches with you again this year, participating in both the Citrus County, Florida group, as well as the Wellsville, New York group to sweat it out with my friends across the country. C’mon…you know you have a novel brewing in there! Go to www.nanowrimo.org and join the chaos…er, I mean fun!!

November 16: It’s the Great NaNoWriMo Write-In from 1-4pm at the Central Ridge Library in Beverly Hills, FL. Join me and other published authors as we help you gain momentum in your manuscript as you strive to complete the National Novel Writing Month challenge of 50,000 words in 30 days! There will be a limited number of my books available for purchase and signing at the event, so feel free to order your own copy of Despite the Ghosts now and bring it with you! :)

February

February 4: 2012 Festival of Books—“Books and Beyond” held from 10-4pm at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Inverness, FL. I am thrilled to be a presenter this year, and will be giving a seminar titled, “Crafting Your Query Letter: How to Avoid the Slush Pile.” There are other local authors presenting in this festival, sponsored by the GFWC Women’s Club of Inverness. I will also be signing books at the Festival. Last year, I sold out in two hours, so stop by early to get your signed copy!

March

March 31: Cold Read Critique from 1-4pm for NaNoWriMo participants at the Homosassa Public Library. Join me and a panel of local authors to have a cold read critique of the first two pages of your manuscript and gain invaluable feedback—all free! We will also be speaking on tips to edit and ‘shape up’ your novel to ready it for agents and publishers.

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