BookingIt

There was a tree with a rope (and most of you probably know my weakness for trees)so I had to climb it and jump, along with other family members. Somehow I jammed my typing finger in a horrible way, so I'll try coming back to blogging next week, when I can actually make comments on your blogs. :-) What's the worst injury you've ever experienced? Was it your fault?

Well, I got another job at a bank (yay!). I'll be working Mondays and Fridays, so my new blogging day will be Wednesdays for a while. I like responding to your comments and hate when I miss you all from being too busy. I'm going to be out of the blogosphere for the next two weeks because I have training. Will miss you all and look forward to diving back in the blogosphere later on! Pray for me, if you would. :-) And in return, do any of you need prayer for anything? I'll be getting an hour lunch, plenty of time to talk to God. :-)

A few things I thought about as I wallowed in a room full of books and writers at RWA's Literacy Night. For the buyers: 1. Bring a set amount of money. I wanted to read almost every single book I saw and the only thing that stopped me was the cash in my purse. :-) 2. Don't be rude in your enthusiasm. I was looking forward to meeting a major bestselling author, but I was so excited that as I look back, I seriously think I may have overwhelmed or, worse, offended her with my yapping. For the authors: 1. Postcards and bookmarks are okay. I don't really use either though. 2. Don't scowl. Seriously, it was only a few people and as a writer I realize they were probably scared and nervous in their booths, but a reader might not know that. No smiling is no-no. Fake your joy, if you have to! But the majority of authors I saw were peppy and happy and wonderful to be around! If you've gone to book signings, what do you think works? What doesn't? If you had a book signing, ...

Yes, there is such a thing. I babysat for my sister yesterday and was able to watch some TV (don't have channels at home). When I saw Book TV I thought, boring. But when I was flipping through channels I just happened to see a book on the screen that I'd looked over at WalMart. I wasn't sure whether this book was fiction or not when I looked at it in WalMart, but after listening to the end of the author' s speech I realized it was a political book. I liked what she was saying about the government needing more ordinary people (like teachers, mothers, business owners) to be involved, so I stayed on the station. Then an interview with an author in his home came on. Being the nosy type, I had to watch. T R Reid might write nonfiction, but from what I can tell, a writer is a writer is a writer. He showed off where he works, his computer, a poster he had on his wall to inspire him to finish his book (been there!) and then he shared his amazing bookshelf-lined walls with the c...