Thanks to all who braved the cold to come out last night and join us at the Write 616 event at the East Grand Rapids Public Library. Great conversation with literature lovers helped me forget all about my stuffy nose and frostbitten toes. Let’s do it again, soon!
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Write616 (formerly the Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters) is a non-profit writing organization headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2018, they’re hosting a series of author events at local libraries, focused on Michigan authors and Michigan stories. Their February author is … me. February 7, 2018 @ 6:30 PM East Grand Rapids Public Library 746…
Thank you, thank you, thank you – to the many friends, family members, fans, and customers who stopped by Barnes & Noble to say hello, chat with me, and pick up a copy of my book. What a great time!
To my friends, family members, co-workers, and fans — thank you so much for turning out for my launch party and book signing last night. I am truly humbled by the care and compassion you’ve shown me. I can’t stop thinking about how lucky I am to be so surrounded by caring, supportive people. You’re…
The book doesn’t “officially” come out until October 17, but if you can’t wait, GRAYSON RISING is available NOW from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. If you’re coming to the launch event, there will be copies available there, too; but I was so excited to see it listed I just had to share. https://amzn.com/1943548145
Here’s something new. GRAYSON RISING is now listed on Hometown Reads, a website dedicated to curating collections of books based on where the author is located. I’m somewhat new to Hometown Reads, but I am thankful as all-get-out to have my book included in their Grand Rapids section. GRAYSON RISING is, without a doubt, a Grand…
After almost FIVE YEARS, we’re finally here. As I type these words, they’re printing copies of GRAYSON RISING somewhere, preparing our first print run, cutting and trimming pages, boxing up copies, and whatever else they do to make a book happen. I’ve reviewed a final production proof. I’ve stepped through the copy that’ll be used…
So … there it is. That’s the jacket proof for GRAYSON RISING. The files were being sent to the manufacturer while I met with my publisher last night. After something approaching three years, is my novel finally about to see the light of day? Why yes. Yes it is.
I was in Boston for a software conference recently, and – for reasons I don’t fully understand, but I’m sure the travel agent did – I arrived at noon the day before the conference began. Having a half day of free time in Boston, I did what any other Revolutionary War history buff would do,…