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Tag Archives: bridge books
#198–Ups & downs of summer sales . . .
These are the good times when it comes to selling anything on the Oregon Coast. The coast is a tourism magnet to vacationers from out of state and even out of country, and this year is no exception. And … Continue reading
#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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#180–Yachats Farmers Market revisited . . .
There were fresh carrots, greens, rhubarb, blueberries, and many more fruits and veggies marvelously displayed at booths spread throughout the market. There were several booths of jams and jellies, one of smoked cheeses, one of fudge, and a popular one … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known, Judy's Book Adventures, Marketing without Amazon or a distributor, The Crossings Guide
Tagged bridge books, cape perpetua, la de da Parade, Mari's Books, standard poodles, Yachats, Yachts Farmers Market
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#178–I’m back––134 books in 10 days . . .
I could have named this post “Back in the saddle again” or “Road trips are fun!” But the numbers were what blew me away. By following my usual game plan of calling ahead before hitting the road, I sold more … Continue reading
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Tagged Around Florence, Bandon, Bob's Beach Books, Books 'N' Bears, Brandon Historical Museum, bridge books, Charleston, CharleyTown MarketPlace, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Devil Cat, Florence, Kum Yon's, Lincoln City Reedsport, Lower Umpqua Veterinary Clinic, Mari's Books, Newport, Nye Beach Book House, P.S. Winkles, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans, Tidal Raves, Ump qua Lighthouse Museum at Winchester Bay, Waldport, Waldport Heritage Museum, WinterRiver Books, Yachats
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#172–Limbo-land, slumber-land & off to the printer . . .
Since October 23, I’ve been on a repetitive three-week schedule where this week should be chemo week. But since I finished my six scheduled cycles, I’m not starting a new one this week. I’m very pleased about that! But before … Continue reading
#151–Plan B in Junction City . . .
Since last Thursday, folks have been heading to Junction City to attend the Scandinavian Festival to enjoy the fabulous food and dances that have become such a tradition in the festival’s 54–year history. I, however, went to Junction City on … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Judy's Book Adventures, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
Tagged Around Florence, bridge books, conde mccullough, Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges, Junction City, Junction City Retired & Assisted Living, mccullough bridges, Scandinavian Festival, The Crossings Guide to Oregon's Coastal Spans
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#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
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Tagged Arcadia Press, Around Florence, Books 'N' Bears, bridge books, Crossings, Ellis Lampman, garter snake, hairballs, purple poop, Sir Groucho, Siuslaw Public Library, Yachats, Yachats Farmers Market
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#147–Creative vomit mode . . .
Yesterday I spent in creative vomit mode. In other words, I finally got around to getting down the text for my PowerPoint presentation about my new book Around Florence. I did my usual procrastination. It was on my to-do … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Publishing, Around Florence, bridge books, creative vomit, PowerPoint presentations, Siuslaw Public Library
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#131–Tax time AARRGGHH! . . .
I didn’t deliver books or make any book-related calls or sell any books at all this week. Yet, I couldn’t get away from them––at least not from the business point of view. On Monday, I did the annual report … Continue reading
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Tagged annual report, bridge books, Crossings, expenses, The Crossings Guide
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#98–A part of my life . . .
Writing has been a part of my life for a long time. But this week it hit me that selling my books has also become a part of my life. Each week, I schedule time to make calls or … Continue reading
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