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#153––Full circle . . .
Today I was the speaker for the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. I arrived early and met Walt their computer whiz. Although I brought my laptop and projector, all I actually needed was my flash drive with the program saved … Continue reading
#149–Worst fears + no-panic redo = success . . .
Last night about 10 p.m., I opened my laptop and thought I’d do one last run-through of my Around Florence presentation. But I couldn’t find it. I looked in all the usual hiding places as well in plain sight … Continue reading
#148––Book launch, snake rescue, purple poop & Sir Groucho sick . . .
The week started with the first sales of the book about the history of Florence being made in Yachats at the farmers market. A fact that Yachats residents absolutely loved. And the week ended with more launch activities and … Continue reading
Posted in Around Florence (Arcadia Press Images of America series, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, The Crossings Guide
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#144–It’s a book . . .
Around Florence is no longer a manuscript of loose pages; it is now a bound book full of pages that you turn. Five advance copies arrived in the mail yesterday. It is exciting to see the work of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Press, Around Florence, Books 'N' Bears, Florence, Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Images of America series, OR, Sand Master Park, sea lion caves, Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, Siuslaw Public Library
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#130–Timeout for toasts . . .
I surprised Bob Serra, my publisher at Pacific Publishing, by arriving at our meeting on February 19 with a bottle of bubbly (sparkling cider) and three crystal wine glasses. He could tell it wasn’t gonna be just any ol’ … Continue reading
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#116–Behind the scenes . . .
Getting a major festival of any kind together is an undertaking involving several people and a lot of work. The Florence Festival of Books (FFOB) is no exception. These past couple weeks, I’ve spent at least four days each … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Press, Cannon Beach Book Co, Dr. Veronica Esagui, e Events Center, Florence Festival of Books, Readers' Corner, Siuslaw District Writers Group, Siuslaw News supplement
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#114–Feels like I’m writing a book . . .
Last time I felt like this, I was in the middle of writing Crossings. Once again, a book has taken over my life. Every spare moment during the day, I’m working on my Arcadia Press book about the history of … Continue reading
#107–Solace in the garden . . .
My former boss, Alicia Spooner, once said to me, “You know, Judy, your garden is your therapy.” She was right. This past week as problems cropped up on the Arcadia Press book project, I sought solace––and vented frustration––in the garden. … Continue reading
#106–History of Florence––Arcadia style . . .
Sitting at my dining room table, I’m surrounded by historical society books filled with stickies, a file of photocopied articles with highlighted segments, a sample Arcadia Press book, and their Author Guidelines and Layout Planner. It has begun––writing the history … Continue reading
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