Greetings, As you read this, questions may arise about who this person is, feeding you information about themselves and why they’re here when you probably have better things to do. To respond to these metaphorical (and most definitely 100% real) questions, I offer both advice, and a challenge. I always commit to finishing a piece of writing when I start it, and so I challenge you to do the same
It’s probably one of the bravest things we authors do. We set up a table with our books, then carefully sculpt a display to be visually appealing. Then we wait. With the clock ticking in our heads, we wait for readers to show interest in our babies – AKA our books. It doesn’t matter if we’re the only author set up hoping to sell books to new readers or if
F.L.A.R.E. is still a new group, but we are mighty, and three years after our first big FLARE event, we’re proud to say that we’re living our mission: … to highlight and promote Finger Lakes authors and foster a deeper connection with readers. Our main goal or objective is connecting readers with Finger Lakes authors. We have several events planned this year where our authors will sell and sign books.
Yay, we did it! Oh, right, it’s me, the intern. But we had our first in person FLARE literary festival and it was great! I had some great conversations with authors and representatives of local writing organizations and overall had a good time. It was a little intense sometimes, because even for all of my experience working and volunteering for events like this, for this one I had the most
Hi all, it’s me, the intern. Welp, I’m almost to the “frontlines” as it were, and thank goodness for that. Events are great, love events, I can work at an event all day. Standing around, answering questions, delegating requests, and covering other people’s bathroom breaks is easy. I’ve worked in a restaurant before. But everything that goes into the preparation of the event so that it goes well? That’s hard
Hello all, it’s me, the intern. I suppose you’re wondering how or why some twenty something brat is writing a blog post for an organization about local and experienced authors connecting with each other and their communities. Well, primarily it’s to document my unique perspective of the journey all writers and members of the organization go through. When one tells the story of how they went from no experience to
I woke up this morning with a song from Phineas and Ferb in my head: Squirrels in My Pants. All squirrels aside, it’s a beautiful spring morning and I’m looking forward to meeting with our Keuka College Field Period student, John Bond. We have a lot of ground and details to cover, so I’m trying to get organized, get my thoughts together, get myself into the shower. Those pesky squirrels are distracting me.
It’s a dreary day. I’m off work on a vacation day. Before I fell asleep last night, my last thought was, I’m going to start Chapter 5 tomorrow. And then I woke up this morning, put out Jim’s birthday cards and gifts, fed my horses, ate breakfast, did today’s Wordle, sent the agenda for tomorrow’s FLARE executive committee meeting, hung out the feeders for the Baltimore orioles, hummingbirds, and gold
As summer approaches I am looking forward to heading over to the Finger Lakes for our first in-person FLARE event. I am also looking forward to seeing some family while I am there, and, of course, that brings up fond memories of my youth. My uncle was the pastor of the tiny church in Hector New York. I spent a few weeks with my cousins in the summer of 1967.
Who are the wizards working the levers behind the F.L.A.R.E. curtain? Well, wonder no more! Introducing your F.L.A.R.E. team. Laurie Gifford Adams. F.L.A.R.E. is the brainchild of author Laurie Gifford Adams. Laurie has published multiple YA books including the well-traveled volume Finding Atticus, and two collaborations with Scott Driscoll, a member of the Connecticut Capitol police force, that focus on keeping our young people safe in the virtual landscape. Her