December 2007 Blogs
The December Video of the Month is a simple Christmas Greeting.
Monday December 31, 2007
It has been a whirl-wind year, but somehow I've made it through. This year, I saw my writing career dramatically move forward. Prior to 2007, I had done a total of about four author events. This year alone, I've done more than 50 bookstore, library, and other assorted speaking engagements.
Additionally, I managed to bring together an amazing crew of folks to start a television show, and we completed our first full season back in early December. We're now three episodes into season two, and will film our fourth episode this Friday.
I've watched the growth of my son from newborn to now-cruising 13-month-old.
For 2008, I have regular monthly author events in Wilmington and Raleigh, and I'm close to securing a monthly gig in Charlotte as well. I would like to expand to Washington DC and Atlanta for bi-monthly events, and would like to continue to hone the TV show, bringing in other regular correspondents.
Of course, my goal is to find a publisher and literary agent for my novels. I would like to also find a broader distribution for the TV show and to begin pitching to major national networks.
Stacey
Saturday December 15, 2007
I've got a new interview from The Artist's Craft. On Thursday, I interviewed three members of the Raleigh Area Women Writers group, Anne Woodman, Lynn Mercer and Trina Allen.
Monday December 10, 2007
Well, we're into the heart of the Christmas season, and Susan is in the kitchen making Christmas cookies! While she's finishing up, I decided to take a minute to write a blog to let you folks know how things're going.
My English class at NC State had its final exam today, and I've started grading this evening. This Thursday, I've got a big interview at the TV studio with the Raleigh Area Women Writers, and then on Friday I have another interview with a writer named Angela Williams.
On Saturday, I'm scheduled to address local filmmakers at the Producers' Workshop for the Raleigh Television Network, and I'm working to finish up a last-minute revision of my novel Roman Phoenix, in order to submit it to a contest for unpublished authors by the end of the month.
On December 20th, I'm televising an Open Mic Night Contest I'm organizing at a local public library, and on Sunday December 30th, I'll be driving down to Wilmington to moderate a "How to Publish a Book" panel discussion with authors Brooks Preik and Luleen Anderson at Pomegranate Books.
Here's a video I made yesterday of Sam eating fish sticks.
