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#85–Favorable responses . . .

Posted on January 19, 2013 by crossingsauthor

“What a good idea!” “I like it!” “What a great cover!” These are just a sample of the initial responses to The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans. I’m still floating! I saw a friend at a concert at the … Continue reading →

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#84–Crossings Guide finally here . . .

Posted on January 12, 2013 by crossingsauthor

Wednesday morning I e-mailed publisher, Bob Serra, that I would stop by the Pacific Publishing office when I was through at the museum to see if the books had come in. That afternoon, as soon as I walked into the … Continue reading →

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#82–Two books and a book fair dominate 2012 . . .

Posted on December 29, 2012 by crossingsauthor

Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges continued to dominate my life the first half of the year. I marketed it through day trips up and down the coast and over to Eugene plus a few longer trips. Those longer trips were to … Continue reading →

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#81–Why I blog . . .

Posted on December 14, 2012 by crossingsauthor

I blame my blogging on Oregon writer William Sullivan. In a workshop on marketing that I took from him back in 2006 at the South Coast Writers Conference, he mentioned that a blog is a good way to promote your … Continue reading →

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#80–Good news, bad news . . .

Posted on December 8, 2012 by crossingsauthor

  For many businesses on the Oregon Coast, this has been a hard year, at least four bookstores in business a year ago and one giftshop that carried Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges are no longer in existence, and Thursday I … Continue reading →

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#78–Genesis of a book . . .

Posted on November 24, 2012 by crossingsauthor

  In the beginning was the blog, where for 52 weeks, I wrote about my adventures with the book Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges. I posted every week except Christmas. Four weeks were filler postings because I was away or stuck … Continue reading →

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#77–Crossings––the old & the new . . .

Posted on November 19, 2012 by crossingsauthor

  Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges and The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans kept me busy this past week—especially this weekend. The old Crossings and the new Crossings Guide are both to blame for me being three days late in … Continue reading →

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#76–Presentable, presentation & presents . . .

Posted on November 10, 2012 by crossingsauthor

This past week marked 2 /12 weeks since surgery, a long-scheduled presentation, and my birthday. Two and a half weeks past melanoma surgery and I’m looking good enough that people don’t really notice unless I mention it—especially if it’s head-on … Continue reading →

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#55–Secrets of success . . .

Posted on June 15, 2012 by crossingsauthor

  The three E’s and five thousand miles is the short answer. The question: How could just the two of you sell so many copies of Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges––1,450,–– in such a short time––a year––without the help of Amazon … Continue reading →

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