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#223 Where has the summer gone . . .
Between finishing my new book, marketing my other books, responsibilities at Backstreet Gallery, and preparation for the 8th Annual Florence Festival of Books, it was a busy summer. I had hoped to restart my blog in May when I … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Marketing through book fairs, Marketing without Amazon or a distributor, The Crossings Guide, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, The Oregon Coast Guide to the UNEXPECTED, Uncategorized
Tagged Aleia Bailey, Backstreet Gallery, Bob Serra/Maple Creek Press, Bob Welch, Bonnie MacDuffee, Cindy Cashman, Connie Bradley, Ellen Traylor, Florence Festival of Books, Karen Nichols, Kevin Mittge, Maire Testa, Meg Spencer, Melody Carlson, Oregon Coast Guide to the UNEXPECTED, Ron Lovell, Sally Rash, Tracy Markley, Victoria Sharbowski, William Sullivan, Yachats Farmers Market
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#213–Resuming weekly posts . . .
It was so gratifying to have many of you click onto my blog last week when I resumed posting after a six-month pause. My last post had been in August. I had no idea it would be so long … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, Marketing through book fairs, Marketing without Amazon or a distributor, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, Uncategorized
Tagged Florence Festival of Books, military museum Florence, OR, Oregon Coast Learning Institute, Victorian Belles Holiday Show, Waterford Grand in Eugene
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#209–Northern Bridge Tour second time around . . .
Considering we’ve had over 50 inches of rain since Christmas and we can remember each of the very few days without rain since then, we were really lucky on the first two bridge tours. We had a brief shower … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with travel, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, Uncategorized
Tagged Alsea Bay Bridge, Big Creek Bridge, Bridge Tour to Historic Coastal Bridges, Cape Creek Bridge, Cook's Chasm Bridge, cummins creek bridge, Depoe Bay, Depoe Bay Bridge, Florence, Lane Community College, Newport, Outward Ventures, Rocky Creek Bridge, Spencer Creek Bridge, Ten Mile Creek Bridge, Waldport, yaquina bay bridge
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#208–14 bridges in three tours—Tour 2 (Florence to North Bend)
Would it rain (Plan B) or not (Plan A)? We were ready either way. My 11 folks who’d signed up for the Southern Bridge Tour, plus Benny the bus driver, were ready to check out bridges. We had rain … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with travel, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, Uncategorized
Tagged Florence, Haynes Inlet Slough Bridge, Lane Community College at Florence, mccullough bridge, North Bend, Reedsport, siuslaw river bridge, Southern Bridge Tour, Umpqua River Bridge
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#207–14 bridges in 3 tours—Tour 1 (Florence to Depoe Bay)
The forecast was for cloudy. I was so thankful after days of torrential rain. The day started out with drizzle, which is nothing compared to what we’ve been having. I didn’t want to head up the coast to see … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures with travel, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
Tagged Alsea Bay Bridge, Beverly Beach State Park, Big Creek Bridge, Cape Creek Bridge, cummins creek bridge, Depoe Bay, Depoe Bay Bridge, Florence, Historic Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center, Lane Community College at Florence, Nepturn State Park, Newport, Spencer Creek Bridge, Ten Mile Creek Bridge, Tidal Raves Restaurant, Tours to bridges on coast, Waldport, yaquina bay bridge
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#206–Making it through the winter . . .
Since my name’s not John Grisham, I need to be out there selling my books to get back the cost of publishing/printing my latest book, Devil Cat, the books I bought from the publisher to sell for Around Florence, … Continue reading
Posted in Around Florence (Arcadia Press Images of America series, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known, Judy's Book Adventures, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, Uncategorized
Tagged Author's Reception, Backstreet Gallery, editing books, Historic Bridge Field Trips, historic coastal bridges, Lane Community College at Florence, PowerPoint presentations, Private bridge tour gift certificates
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#205–A time for beginnings . . .
January is the beginning of a new year, and many folks are basking in the smugness of still sticking to the resolutions they made. Some find it a time to restart or revamp some aspect of their lives or … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, Uncategorized
Tagged Astoria Column, Facebook, mccullough bridges, Washed Ashore Museum, Women's March Florence, Yachats, Yachats Commons
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#195––Who’d a thunk it . . .
Occasionally life surprises you––sometimes for the good and sometimes not so good. Three times in the past few weeks were who’d-a-thunk-it situations that I’d like to share. The green hills of California Usually when I visit California, the green … Continue reading
Posted in Around Florence (Arcadia Press Images of America series, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
Tagged Around Florence, Bay Area, California, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Florence, Gold Country, Grass Valley, Los Angeles, mountain lion, Nevada City, Ridge Route, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
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#184–Wearing more than one hat . . .
The piles of stuff on my dining room table are my gauge of how busy I am. And it’s full. This time of year is busy, busy because of the Florence Festival of Books (FFOB) coming up in two … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known, Judy's Book Adventures
Tagged Bandon, Books by the Bay, cathodic protection, Coos Bay North Bend, Coos Bay Public Library, Devil Cat, Florence Area Humane Society, Florence Festival of Books, Mari's Books, North Bend Information Center, North Bend Public Library, Port Orford Public Library, WinterRiver Books, Yachats, Yachats Farmers Market
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#183–Finding your niche . . .
All writers know their genre, but not all writers know if their writing fits a specific niche. If your writing does, then you can market to that niche. My bridge books fit into historic and also Oregon Coast niches, as … Continue reading
Posted in Around Florence (Arcadia Press Images of America series, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known, Marketing without Amazon or a distributor, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
Tagged Arcadia Publishing, Around Florence, Bob Serra Pacific Publishing, bridge books, chemo, conde mccullough, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Devil Cat, Kitchen Klutter, Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
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