The Next Writing Project

After several months of literary hibernation, I’ve embarked on new writing project which may (or may not) be the fifth installment of the Gatekeepers of Democracy series. It’s a whodunit that has a working title of “Murder at the Polls.” It involves the same universe of characters as the Gatekeepers series but my two protagonists from Gatekeepers, Carl and Cindy, are reduced to supporting roles as others take center stage. Also, while the story has an election setting, there is a lot less “election minutiae” than in my earlier works. I’ve developed the overall plot and time line and am about a third of the way into the first draft so it’s not going to be published anytime soon – at best we’re looking at the summer of 2025. But it’s fun to be writing again.

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MHS Holiday Bazaar

It’s that time of the year again. This will be the tenth time I have participated in the McLean Holiday Bazaar. I’ll have a booth, and be selling my books including “The Main Event” (published earlier this year.) If you’re in the area, drop on by – it’s always a fun time!

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Local Book Festival

Spent the afternoon at the Chantilly Regional Library for the Local Authors Book Festival. The organizers were well organized and gracious and I got to chat with both fellow authors and potential readers. I even managwed to sell a few books. A most enjoyable day.

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Local Author Book Fair – Saturday September 30

The Local Author Book Festival is fast apprachng. It will be on Saturday, September 30 from Noon to 3:00 p.m. at Chantilly Regional Library. David Balducci, a famous author who writes thrillers, is the headliner but in addition there will a whole bunch of other “not so famous” authors on the program. Click on the link below to see the bios of the authors who will be particiapting. It’s quite a varied bunch. I’m proud to be one of them.

https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/ld.php?content_id=73481371

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Another Book Festival

I’ve been invited to participate in the “first annual” (their words) Local Author Book Festival at Chantilly Regional Library on Saturday, September 30 from 12-3 p.m. These book fairs are always fun. I’ll post more as I learn more.

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Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival

Had a great time yesterday at the Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival. Got to trade author ‘war stories’ with a number of the other exhibitors. I also learned how to setup my own canopy (sort of; I got a lot of help from the festival organizors.)

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Gaithersburg Book Festival

Had a great time at the Gaithersburg Book Festival yesterday. Weather was great and met some really nice people – fellow vendors as well as potential readers. Managed to sell some books, as well. These book fairs take some effort but it’s always worth it.

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Readers’ Favorite

Readers’ Favorite is a website that reviews books, especially works by self-published and relatively unknown authors. The link below is to three reviews that were recently written for “The Main Event.” I especially apprecite the first review which reflects what I was trying to acheive.

https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-main-event

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Available on Kindle

I’m happy to note that “The Main Event” is now availalbe on Kindle.

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Author’s Copies

Yesterday my author’s copies of “The Main Event” arrived. No matter how many times I do this, it is still exciting.

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