I might regret staying up late tonight knowing how long of a day I have ahead tomorrow. Tonight kicked-off our town festival- Kimball Days. I took on running the Craft & Vendor Fair this year, so I have to get out there early tomorrow to get myself set-up before the vendors start showing up. We have 21 spaces paid for, and that is close to a record number. I've got a few other authors coming out too, and I'm excited to meet them and hear about their books.
My goal for my booth is to sell 20 books. If I hit 20, I will donate $100 to the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial in St. Paul. Random bit of information: there have been 208 line of duty deaths in Minnesota since 1881. One of those was from Kimball.
The beer sales and softball tournaments this weekend will keep the people on our fire department busy, and some of the spouses. I've signed up for 3 shifts this year. I don't expect to see the hubby too much. He's not only in charge of the whole Kimball Days as the chair of the committee, he's also one of the main people from the fire department running the beer sales. If I'm lucky, I will get to have a meal with him tomorrow.
I added another library event to my schedule for this fall, and have 2 more getting set-up. There are also 2 book stores who have contacted me about setting up signings. After the major push this summer, I am looking forward to a few less events and more time writing the next book. I might have to change the name of one of my characters since we just hired someone at work with the same name.
I was lucky enough to be featured in the Annandale Advocate this week with my book. They also purchased some books from me to sell and will put the book cover in filler ads as they have space. The article was very nice, and I've heard a lot of feedback on it. I am thankful they published the story and for the good press.
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