Calendar of Events
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March 20, 2010 - Virginia Festival of the Book, Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, Virginia. I'll be meeting friends and readers at the Virginia Romance Writers tables. Please stop by.
April 20, 2010 - Release of Beyond Paradise, Samhain Publishing.
May 15, 2010 - Hanover Writers Club presentation: Success, Liberty Christian School Recreation Building, Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, Virginia.
May 22, 2010 - I'll be signing and selling books from noon to 7 p.m. at Life Through Literature, Poplar Lawn Park, 351 S. Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Virginia. The event is sponsored by the Petersburg Public Library and should be fun for all.
June 12, 2010 - Two Workshops!: Public Speaking and Promotion for Reluctant Introverts, 10 a.m. to noon and Writing a Killer Query, 1:30 to 3:00. Virginia Romance Writers, Henrico County's Gayton Library. Check at http://www.virginiaromancewriters.com for details.
June 13, 2010 - Join me at the West Point Library, Main Street, West Point, Virginia for their Local Authors Book Fair. The event runs from 2-5.
August 7, 2010 - Workshop: Writing a Killer Query, Hanover Book Festival, Liberty Christian School Recreation Building, Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, Virginia. Stop by my table where I'll also be signing books.
September 13, 2010 - Tune into Neal Steele's morning radio show on 99.1 FM at 8:05. I'll be Neal's guest in Gloucester, Virginia, and we'll be talking about Beyond Paradise.
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January 31, 2009 - Workshop: How to Get Published, Tabb Branch of the Yorktown Library, Yorktown, Virginia, from 10 a.m. to noon. See Library website to register.
February 5, 2009 - Let's talk writing. I'll be the featured speaker at the Hampton (Virginia) Library for their program: Writers on Writing on Thursdays.
February 14, 2009 (Valentine's Day) - Book signing at Barnes & Noble, Short Pump, Richmond, VA, noon to 3 p.m.
February 27, 2009 - Print release of Deadly Paradise
March 22, 2009 - I'll be at the Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, meeting readers and friends in the Virginia Romance Writers Hospitality Suite. My books will be for sale through the Virginia Writers Club. Hope to see you there.
March 28, 2009 - Workshop: Sell It With Dazzling Dialogue, Chesterfield County Central Library, Chesterfield, Virginia, from 11:45 to 12:45, as part of an all-day Writer's Workshop. Meet & Greet and book sale from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-register at www.library.chesterfield.gov.
May 16, 2009 - I'll be signing and selling books at the Old Wythe Festival, Old Wythe Neighborhood Park, Hampton, Virginia, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May 17, 2009 - Join me at the West Point Library, Main Street, West Point, Virginia for their first ever Authors Gala. I'll be signing Secret Stranger and Deadly Paradise from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and speaking on a question-and-answer panel at 3:30.
June 27, 2009 - Book Signing at Simple Pleasures Books and Gifts, Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland, Virginia, 1- 4 p.m.
July 15 - July 18, 2009 - Romance Writers of America Conference, Washington, D.C. Don't miss the "Readers for Life" Literacy Autographing 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15th
August 1, 2009 - Hanover Book Festival, Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mark your calendar so you don't forget! Please stop by at my table where I'll be signing.
September, 27, 2009 - Books in the Park, Norfolk, Virginia. Come to the music festival and visit the tents set up in the park. I'll be there along with dozens of other authors selling and signing books.
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March 28, 2008 - Print release of Secret Stranger
August 2, 2008 - Hanover Book Festival, Mechanicsville, Virginia. I will be signing copies of Secret Stranger and presenting a workshop, From Bahamas to Bookshelf: The Birth of a Suspense Novel. Please join me there.
August 11, 2008 - Tune into Neal Steele's morning radio show on 99.1 FM at 8:05. I'll be Neal's guest in Gloucester, Virginia, and we'll be talking books.
August 20, 2008 - Workshop: Sell it With Dazzling Dialogue, Richmond Chapter of Virginia Writers Club, Barnes & Noble, Short Pump, Virginia from 7 to 8:30.
September 13, 2008 - Workshop: Sell it With Dazzling Dialogue, Virginia Romance Writers. 10:00 to 12:00. For location and details see the Virginia Romance Writers website.
September 28, 2008 - I'll be signing Secret Stranger at the Books in the Park Festival at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia.
November 4, 2008 - Election Day. Please vote!
November 8, 2008 - Join me at an all-day Writers' Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia sponsored by the Virginia Romance Writers. Watch for details of a multi-author book signing on November 9.
November 10, 2008 - Workshop: From Bahamas to Bookshelf: The Birth of a Suspense Novel, Sisters in Crime, Greenbriar Library, Chesapeake, Virginia, from 6 to 8 pm.
November 12, 2008 - I'll be reading my poem, Sam's Christmas Tree, at the Chesapeake Bay Writers' All-Star Gala, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia.
November 21, 2008 - Digital release of Deadly Paradise ISBN # 1-60154-389-1
December 2008 - Watch for the release of my short story, A Christmas Gift to Die For. It will be a FREE READ on The Wild Rose Press website.