Several weeks ago, a local writer, Kristina Gardner Skaggs (see her short story, Dead Serious, www.bryonyseries.com/Harold_Masters.html and her interview at http://bryonyseries.blogspot.com/2011/09/meet-kristina-skaggs-author-of-dead.html) approached me about assisting her with a new writer’s group.
A few conversational emails later, we finalized time, date, and location: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., the first and third Thursdays of every month, at the Three Rivers Arts Council (TRAC), 413 Mondamin Road, Minooka.
To our delight, five local writers turned out for that first meeting last week We shared our interests, heard some readings, set some goals, directed each other to helpful sites, and brainstormed our official title. Please come join us. For more information contact kristinasgardner@gmail.com
T hat same night, TRAC’s president purchased a copy of Bryony for the council’s lending library and instructed me to bring additional copies at the next meeting, so she could offer them for sale, too. I am definitely happy to oblige!
Then, on Friday night, while happily editing Visage, the second novel in the BryonySeries, I received a Facebook message from a local gallery member asking me if I would be interested in presenting a lecture about writing and publishing Bryony as well as leading creative writing workshop.
She and I swapped some ideas yesterday afternoon. We have not yet finalized a date, except to agree it should be on a Saturday afternoon in September. Last Friday, the owner of a Joliet establishment and I discussed on the possibility of offering ongoing writer’s assessments. I’ll post more information on all opportunities as I receive it.
Finally, a number of businesses are now offering signed copies of Bryony on consignment, so if you haven’t purchased yours set, here are some additional opportunities to do so. We are also working on making Bryony available as an ebook, finishing the final formatting of the Bryony cookbook, Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," and formatting a couple of Bryony bonus chapters, previous only available to my family as Christmas presents.
And if that doesn't fulfill your need for Bryony, you can download the "voice" of John Simons with a copy of The Best-Loved Compositions of John Simons. These are ten original piano compositions, including the theme song from Bryony, by romantic pianist/composer James Onohan. To download, visit www.jamesonohan.com.
International readers: Bryony distribution has been a bit sticky, so until we work the bugs out, if you’d like a hard copy, email me at BryonySeries@gmail.com, and we’ll make it happen. Bryony is also available on amazon.com and through the website at www.bryonyseries.com.
The following locations carry Bryony:
Aunt Nina's Sweets N Treats
21121 Division Street in Crest Hill, Illinois.
815-741-0600
www.auntninas.net
Book Market Sales & Trading
2368 Plainfield Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403
815-744-4240
HS Healing and Wellness Center
3109 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60435
815-741-4386
www.hshealingandwellnesscenter.com
T's N Taps Smiley Dyes
15 W. St. Charles Road
Lombard, IL, 60148
888-792-TEES
www.angelfire.com/il2/smileydyes
info@three-rivers-arts.org
www.three-rivers-arts.org
A few conversational emails later, we finalized time, date, and location: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., the first and third Thursdays of every month, at the Three Rivers Arts Council (TRAC), 413 Mondamin Road, Minooka.
To our delight, five local writers turned out for that first meeting last week We shared our interests, heard some readings, set some goals, directed each other to helpful sites, and brainstormed our official title. Please come join us. For more information contact kristinasgardner@gmail.com
Then, on Friday night, while happily editing Visage, the second novel in the BryonySeries, I received a Facebook message from a local gallery member asking me if I would be interested in presenting a lecture about writing and publishing Bryony as well as leading creative writing workshop.
She and I swapped some ideas yesterday afternoon. We have not yet finalized a date, except to agree it should be on a Saturday afternoon in September. Last Friday, the owner of a Joliet establishment and I discussed on the possibility of offering ongoing writer’s assessments. I’ll post more information on all opportunities as I receive it.
Finally, a number of businesses are now offering signed copies of Bryony on consignment, so if you haven’t purchased yours set, here are some additional opportunities to do so. We are also working on making Bryony available as an ebook, finishing the final formatting of the Bryony cookbook, Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," and formatting a couple of Bryony bonus chapters, previous only available to my family as Christmas presents.
And if that doesn't fulfill your need for Bryony, you can download the "voice" of John Simons with a copy of The Best-Loved Compositions of John Simons. These are ten original piano compositions, including the theme song from Bryony, by romantic pianist/composer James Onohan. To download, visit www.jamesonohan.com.
International readers: Bryony distribution has been a bit sticky, so until we work the bugs out, if you’d like a hard copy, email me at BryonySeries@gmail.com, and we’ll make it happen. Bryony is also available on amazon.com and through the website at www.bryonyseries.com.
The following locations carry Bryony:
Aunt Nina's Sweets N Treats
21121 Division Street in Crest Hill, Illinois.
815-741-0600
www.auntninas.net
Book Market Sales & Trading
2368 Plainfield Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403
815-744-4240
HS Healing and Wellness Center
3109 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60435
815-741-4386
www.hshealingandwellnesscenter.com
T's N Taps Smiley Dyes
15 W. St. Charles Road
Lombard, IL, 60148
888-792-TEES
www.angelfire.com/il2/smileydyes
Three Rivers Arts Council
413 Mondamin, Minooka, IL, 60441info@three-rivers-arts.org
www.three-rivers-arts.org
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