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#194–The selling season has begun . . .
Because spring break brings hordes of tourists to the Oregon coast, the selling season has begun. So I hit the road north. And this is what I saw: more traffic, more motorhomes, and more out-of-state license plates. California and … Continue reading
Posted in Judy's Book Adventures, Uncategorized
Tagged Backstreet Gallery, conde mccullough, Crossings, Historic Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center, Mari's Books, mccullough bridges, sea lion caves, siuslaw river bridge, Yachats, Yaquina Head Interpretive Center, Yaquina Head Lighthouse
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#188–Backstreet Gallery who’d a thunk it . . .
When I hired Karen Nichols to do the illustrations for my book, Devil Cat, I had no idea it would lead to me becoming a member of Backstreet Gallery. After the book came out, I asked Karen if she … Continue reading
Posted in Judy's Book Adventures, Uncategorized
Tagged Around Florence, Backstreet Gallery, Connie Bradley, Crossings, Oregon Historical Society, Victorian Belles Annual Holiday Sale
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#181–Judy & the hordes of tourists . . .
I know! I know! What did I expect in July when it’s sizzling in the valley! Even so, I haven’t been in such crowds since I was at the newly reopened Sistine Chapel in Rome. Every place wasn’t that crowded, but … Continue reading
Posted in Coastal town profiles where books are marketed, Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known, Judy's Book Adventures, Marketing without Amazon or a distributor
Tagged Adelaide, Astoria, Astoria Column, Beach Books in Seaside, Blue Heron French Cheese Co, cannon beach, Cannon Beach Book Co, Crossings, Illwaco, Leaf & Cloud Bookstore, Manzanita, Ocean Park, s Coffee & Books in Ocean Park, Seaside, The Crossings Guide, Tillamook, Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook Cheese Factory, tillamook county pioneer museum, Time Enough Books in Illwaco
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#154–A quirky week . . .
Into every life some quirkiness must fall. Leaning tower of water My first clue that it was going to be a strange week was when I pulled a water bottle out of the pack Monday. It sat at an … Continue reading
Posted in Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges
Tagged cathodic protection, conde mccullough, Crossings, mccullough bridges, ODOT, oregon city, siuslaw river bridge, The Museum of the Oregon Territory, Walt Fossek
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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
#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
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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#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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#128–The importance of letting things sit . . .
Last week, I just thought I was done with the writing part of my animal book. Because I was purposely letting it sit for a while before looking at it again, I didn’t realize until Thursday that I had left … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossings, South Coast Writers Conference
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#104–Southern Oregon road trip . . .
Pitching my new book, The Crossings Guide, restocking Crossings in bookstores, and opening new venues for both books as well as getting Florence Festival of Books fliers and posters placed in bookstores and libraries were all part of why I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashland, coastal bridge book, Crossings, dead meat, Eagle Point, Grants Pass, Medford, oregon road trip, shady cove
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#101–New PowerPoint presentation & more . . .
With a new book, I now have a new PowerPoint program. The last one, I gave about 40 times up and down the coast, in Eugene, and as far away as Oregon City in auditoriums, library meeting rooms, homes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Creek Creek, cape perpetua, Crossings, Mari's Books, mccullough bridges, powerpoint program, The Crossings Guide
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