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August
2005
August 13 *
Meet the
Author Presentation- McCollough Library, Evansville,
Indiana
Librarian Glynis Rosendall was
one of the people who really believed in me early in the
game. I gave her a copy of Thunder and she enjoyed
it. She set up an event at the McCollough branch of the
Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library system in Evansville.
The event was advertised on local NPR, and the library put
up flyers about the event. In order to get more attention
for the date, I also scheduled my Borders book-signing for
the same day. Some people told me it was crazy to schedule
two events on the same day. About twenty people came,
listened politely, and asked questions. The event
illustrated a few things. Even with the backing of the
entire local library system, and local radio, it is
sometimes difficult to get a crowd to come out. However, if
you ever want something from the Evansville Library, Glynis
Rosendall is the person to see.
August
13 *
Book
Signing- Borders Books & Music, Evansville,
Indiana
Borders Bookstore has been
great to me. In April, I pitched the idea of a book signing
at the store just after the book became available. They
didn't know me from Adam, but agreed to the signing in
August. After the sparse turn-out in the morning for the
McCollough affair, I was more apprehensive than ever about
the Borders signing that afternoon. I had done my homework
with a 50-piece direct mailing, a listing in the
Evansville Courier, free bookmarks, and
word-of-mouth, but you're just never sure. In a show of
intimidating faith, Borders ordered 60 books for the
signing. All I could think about when they wheeled the
books out was disappointing someone who had shown faith in
me. By the time the two hours was over, there were just ten
books left. According to the publisher, a book-signing that
sells 30 books is a great success. Even though it was my
third book-signing in two months, all within 10 miles of
each other, Thunder From a
Clear Sky continued to surprise.
August 24 * A feature newspaper
article on Thunder From a
Clear Sky appears in the Union County,
Kentucky, Advocate. The article discusses the book and
my upcoming appearance at the 2nd Annual Western Kentucky
Book Expo in October.
