I have been asked recently to participate with three other Champagne authors in a blog tour. At first I was thinking, "How Cool," with a vision of travel and meeting the throngs of readers hungry to hear about my new E-book, "Hollow Point." Then I thought, "Wow, that could get expensive fast and I'd have to sell a lot of books at $2.99 a piece to make it worthwhile."
Come to find out, participating in a blog tour has to do with sharing your information about you and your book online. It's not necessary to buy a new wardrobe or airline tickets, although I want to ride in the business class they've been showing in commercials with the reclining bed and workspace not available in coach.
Instead, I'll be sitting at my computer interacting off and on for a couple of weeks, not seeing readers' faces. I could go to work in my BVDs if I wanted and nobody would be the wiser. The only travel involved is moving from the desk to the coffee pot to the bathroom and back to the desk. It wouldn't exactly be a photographic moment except to show off my superhero BVDs.
This is all set to begin from April 14th through May 9th and I'll pass the word along when my turn arrives and where the blog can be found. It should be interesting.
Meanwhile, if you just can't wait for that, you can buy and download a copy of "Hollow Point" on your E-reader and have it ready to go for your next travels. You can find it in the Fiction Section under Suspense/Thriller at www.champagnebooks.com/store.
Gary
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
I'm Under Doctor's Orders
About a year ago my Podiatrist told me that I needed to have my toenails manicured professionally, since I acquired Type II Diabetes. He didn't want me losing toes, feet, legs, etc. from using a chainsaw, pocket knife or wood rasp anymore. I felt a little iffy about such a thing, being the manly man that I am, but I relented and found a reputable establishment that could take care of my needs.
I think they sensed my tension, so they took pains to make sure I was comfortable and the electric massager in the chair was perfect before undertaking their task at hand. It's probably a good thing that they were speaking to each other in Vietnamese, because I'm sure they were making commentary about the nervous guy in the chair with his naked feet soaking in hot, bubbling water.
By the time all the clipping and filing was done I had calmed down a lot. Then the lady started scraping the bottoms of my feet with a scrubber to get all the useless skin off. She might as well have tried working on a wet cat when I came up out of the chair. It tickled torturously.
Then came the massage of the calves and the feet with gritty lotion and then nice bubble gum-smelling lotion. I melted back into the chair in a stupor. Manly man or not, this could become a habit, I thought. It's all in the name of good health, after all.
It has been a monthly ritual for over a year now. Today all but one of the pedicure clients in the shop were men. One teenage kid was nervously experiencing his first pedicure. He lost some sort of bet with his mom and ended up having to get one with her. He'll learn.
I haven't had to sharpen a chain or knife blade in a very long time now and I still have all my toes to prove it!
Gary
I think they sensed my tension, so they took pains to make sure I was comfortable and the electric massager in the chair was perfect before undertaking their task at hand. It's probably a good thing that they were speaking to each other in Vietnamese, because I'm sure they were making commentary about the nervous guy in the chair with his naked feet soaking in hot, bubbling water.
By the time all the clipping and filing was done I had calmed down a lot. Then the lady started scraping the bottoms of my feet with a scrubber to get all the useless skin off. She might as well have tried working on a wet cat when I came up out of the chair. It tickled torturously.
Then came the massage of the calves and the feet with gritty lotion and then nice bubble gum-smelling lotion. I melted back into the chair in a stupor. Manly man or not, this could become a habit, I thought. It's all in the name of good health, after all.
It has been a monthly ritual for over a year now. Today all but one of the pedicure clients in the shop were men. One teenage kid was nervously experiencing his first pedicure. He lost some sort of bet with his mom and ended up having to get one with her. He'll learn.
I haven't had to sharpen a chain or knife blade in a very long time now and I still have all my toes to prove it!
Gary
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Gramps Has Been Invited To Chauffeur
Sometimes the kids having no working car provides an opportunity for Grampa to play the superhero and spend some unexpected, yet welcome time with the grandbabies. Daughter has me at a disadvantage. I haven't seen the girls for several days now and am having symptoms of withdrawal, the same as I've had with grandson. If I wasn't old and weak it would almost be embarassing.
No matter. I'll be the guy in the pickup with the stupid grin on his face going 10 mph so the little ones are safe and I can point to the back seat and signal thumbs up!
One of these days when they're teenagers, I'll even have to introduce Lily the Terrorist to them.
Life is good right now.
Gary
No matter. I'll be the guy in the pickup with the stupid grin on his face going 10 mph so the little ones are safe and I can point to the back seat and signal thumbs up!
One of these days when they're teenagers, I'll even have to introduce Lily the Terrorist to them.
Life is good right now.
Gary
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Waahoo!
January 20, 2014: I am officially the Grandfather to two beeooteeful twin baby girls! Here are their stats: Kaelee (4:52 p.m.) 6 lbs 3 ozs, 19.5 inches at birth, mega-lungs. Ellodie (4:54 p.m.) also 6 lbs 3 ozs, 19.0 inches, respectable lungs. They're fraternal, but I'm still trying to sort out who's who. Mom and Dad already have that down.
Everyone goes home today and I'm sure no attention will be paid to either of the little twirps at all. *rolls eyes*
Another sea change for the clan!
Gary
Everyone goes home today and I'm sure no attention will be paid to either of the little twirps at all. *rolls eyes*
Another sea change for the clan!
Gary
Friday, January 17, 2014
I Dare You...
Go ahead, just try to concentrate on writing stories when your youngest daughter is about to drop two full-sized, full-term twin girls at any time. If you can do it, you're a better person than I am!
I look at it a little like trying to gather essentials while you're being chased through the brush by a large grizzly bear - you're always looking over your shoulder while juggling the important stuff. Somewhere in there, you are also supposed to be creative and write something intelligently.
Right now I would be happy to remember what all my passwords are to get into all my writing arenas. I had to do trial and error with this one ten times before I guessed right!
Now, what was I going to blog about today? Hmmm, I forgot, but I wrote down the password! All I can think of is "Go Seahawks," and "Welcome Ellodie and Kaelee!" I'll write something more interesting in the future.
Gary
I look at it a little like trying to gather essentials while you're being chased through the brush by a large grizzly bear - you're always looking over your shoulder while juggling the important stuff. Somewhere in there, you are also supposed to be creative and write something intelligently.
Right now I would be happy to remember what all my passwords are to get into all my writing arenas. I had to do trial and error with this one ten times before I guessed right!
Now, what was I going to blog about today? Hmmm, I forgot, but I wrote down the password! All I can think of is "Go Seahawks," and "Welcome Ellodie and Kaelee!" I'll write something more interesting in the future.
Gary
Sunday, January 5, 2014
I'm Baaack!
Greetings and Salivations, as Lily the Terrorist would say while she tore body parts from you in jest. Happy 2014, I hope. I have great expectations for mine.
The biggest non-writing news on my front will be the scheduled arrival of my twin grandaughters, Ellodie and Kaelee on January 20th, courtesy of "the Squirt," my baby girl. What that girl lacks in size, she makes up for in pluck. Those two are already 5+ lbs. a piece!!!
It won't be long before the two girls will be rugrats and curtain climbers, so I'll be looking into the purchase of pet carriers before long. I'm afraid that if I childproof everything, I won't be able to get into anything, either. Pet carriers make much more sense.
If I'm less than punctual with my posts, write it up to the frailties of grandfatherhood. My joints are already having sympathy pain.
Gary
The biggest non-writing news on my front will be the scheduled arrival of my twin grandaughters, Ellodie and Kaelee on January 20th, courtesy of "the Squirt," my baby girl. What that girl lacks in size, she makes up for in pluck. Those two are already 5+ lbs. a piece!!!
It won't be long before the two girls will be rugrats and curtain climbers, so I'll be looking into the purchase of pet carriers before long. I'm afraid that if I childproof everything, I won't be able to get into anything, either. Pet carriers make much more sense.
If I'm less than punctual with my posts, write it up to the frailties of grandfatherhood. My joints are already having sympathy pain.
Gary
Monday, December 23, 2013
Shock and Amazement
My sneaky publisher, Champagne Book Group caught me napping! They went and put HOLLOW POINT on the market this morning, two weeks before it was due! Am I upset? Heck No! Now you have one more eBook available as a Christmas present. After all of this hype, I hope you enjoy the story. Merry Christmas!
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