What do you know about our country's great national parks? The first? Yellowstone. Established in 1872 by a bill signed by Ulysses S. Grant. How many? We now have fifty-nine parks plus many more national historical and heritage sites all under the supervision of the National Park Service. The grandest? In 1919 the Grand Canyon … Continue reading National Park Week, April 19-27
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My First Book Launch
Friends, family, and neighbors helped me celebrate the launch of my novel, RIM TO RIM, with a party attended by about sixty people at a pizza place last month. Lydia Ponczak, a fellow author and host of News and Views, a cable TV show, introduced me. She heaped on the compliments and told the … Continue reading My First Book Launch
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Creative Book Marketing: Handouts
Some would say my time would be better spent writing, but I've had a heck of a good time designing RIM To RIM's cover, business cards, posters for a future book launch, handouts. That's creative, too, right? Last week I discovered PicMonkey.com, a free website which allows you to edit digital photographs. I wish I … Continue reading Creative Book Marketing: Handouts
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Tattered Cover Books
I traveled to Colorado for several reasons: family, friends, and outdoor fun, but one of my favorite stops was Tattered Cover Books in the LoDo neighborhood of Denver. I visited twice in the space of a week. The popular two or three story store reminded me of an old, well-funded library . . . comfy … Continue reading Tattered Cover Books
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How to Prepare for an Authors’ Panel
I thought I’d be more nervous and get all tongue tied for my first speaking engagement, but I did okay. Our critique group, Southland Scribes, was invited by Oak Forest’s Acorn Library to speak about our books and the writing process. My first book, Rim to Rim, will launch later this year, so I figured I’d better … Continue reading How to Prepare for an Authors’ Panel
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 