I'm still here!
(I thought you might like to see a design or emblem I've come up with over the years... relating to the Stone Island Sea Stories. There is a chance you could be seeing it in different forms as time moves on.)
Wow! I can't believe it's been over half a year since I last posted. You have to believe me when I say I did not plan to take such a long break. It just sort of happened. Nor can I blame other things in my life for preventing me from being here time to time. For one reason or the other, I always found something else to do when at the computer or other things to do away from the computer. Hopefully, as we get into the winter months I'll get back to posting on a somewhat regular basis. I would like that to mean at least weekly, but if I can do so once or twice a month I'll not be to disappointed in myself.
A few updates for you. All three of the Stone Island Sea Stories are now available at the Well Read Moose in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. I'm planning to republish the first two books by the end of this year or very early into the New Year. There are a handful of errors that will be corrected.... although that doesn't mean others will still exist, and want to bring the price of those two in paperback format closer to the price of the third book. Read that as "cheaper!"
And, if anyone tried to visit my web-site over the summer, they may have found an error code and the statement that they were not authorized. Turns out the hosting folks had made some changes and changed the landing page from "home" to "index." While we don't have to include "home" or "index" on the link, whether we click on it or type it in, its presence is understood, and evidently it was looking for, trying to go to the wrong one. And yes, I've even update the sight at least once since it is once again operational. However, that doesn't mean it doesn't need updating again...which I'll hopefully due in the near future.
Lastly, over the past month and a half or so, I've taken part in four craft fairs at various high schools in the area. I can't say I did really well in terms of sales, but at each I did well enough to more than cover my share of the funds required to rent the booth. I usually team up with other local writers and members of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers.
If I manage to get back on track with posting regularly, I expect to continue with excerpts from the Stone Island Sea Stories, as well as discussing all aspects of writing, including marketing. And as always, I don't claim to be any sort of an expert... I'm simply passing along what I've learned and what I've discovered.