35 Miles From Shore is a finalist in an award competition
My book 35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980 is a finalist in the Redaerviews.com 2008 literary awards competition. My book was nominated in the Nonfiction/History category. Click here for a complete listing of the finalists.
Slide Show Presentation
One of the things I have done to promote my book 35 Miles From Shore has been to create a slide show presentation that tells the story using images, sound, and animation. I had my first presentation a few weeks ago. I have several more scheduled in the weeks ahead.
Stormy Weather
Here’s a great picture I took a few days ago.
Mile High Book signing
Another advantage of doing book signings, even when you don’t sell a lot of books or get additional media coverage, is the chance to meet with people who have a connection to the story. In Florida I met with two of Jeannie Larmony’s granddaughters. On this visit I got to meet the sister-in-law of Ken Borrego. Ken was a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Point Whitehorn.
Denver Book Signing June 7
I will be at the Borders on 8230 E. 49th, Denver, Colorado this Saturday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. If you’re in the area stop by. For more information please visit my web site or booktour.com.
Best selling author (not): My experience with my first book signing
Like most two story Borders the upstairs was dedicated mostly to music, which meant that there wasn’t much in the way of traffic. In fact, there was hardly any traffic. The setup upstairs was perfect for a lecture type presentation. It was quiet and there was lots of room. But I was doing a meet and greet type of book signing. So I grabbed a bunch of bookmarks and headed downstairs. My first plan was to hand out bookmarks to every person who walked into the store. But then I realized that I’d run out of bookmarks in ten minutes. So I changed my criteria. I would only hand out bookmarks to people who stopped by the display to check out my book.