Well, y’all, when I said I might be crazy for attempting to publish in January despite my schedule . . . now I can confirm it. However, yesterday an opportunity fell into my lap that I simply couldn’t pass up. I woke up from my post-getting-ready-for-school nap to an invitation from an indie bookstore to be a part of their Spooky Book Fair next month. The timing is too perfect not to do it.
Me. An invitation. That’s a first for me, as all my other events have been ones that I’ve sought out. It feels like, I don’t know, an achievement unlocked. So much so that I took yesterday to process it (bad emotions aren’t the only ones that take time sometimes). I’m still not sure if it’s as big of a deal as it feels like it is, but it feels huge to me. Like maybe all the steps I’ve put in before now are definitely paying off. It’s a measure of success and it feels so good.
All that being said, I will be vending at the Spooky Book Fair sponsored by Spellbound Books in Sanford, FL, on October 19th, 12 pm – 3 pm. The event will be hosted at the West End Trading Company.
This Book Fair will fall just a couple weeks after my appearance at the Oviedo Mall’s Page and Pen Festival on October 4th, 11 am – 5 pm. Then in November, I’ll be at the Merritt Square Mall Con. I’ll share those details later, closer to relevance. *Takes off writer hat and puts on helmet* Let’s go!
Aj Elmore, Author 