Monthly Archives: February 2017

Whee! I Got Invited!

Posted on February 27, 2017 by kjw616

It’s time for the report on my first attendance at a literary festival from the other side of the table—as an invited writer! I admit now that I was more excited than nervous and quite surprised and flattered to have … Continue reading →

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Breathe In Breathe Out

Posted on February 23, 2017 by kjw616

It’s now three days until my big debut at the Deckle Edge book festival Local Author Showcase.  It will be a mixture of newcomers like me as well as seasoned veterans such as Cokie Roberts, who received a “Living Legend … Continue reading →

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I’m All Set

Posted on February 20, 2017 by kjw616

It is now less than one week until I make my big public debut at the local literary festival in the southern city of Columbia, South Carolina, which has been my home for the past 8 ½ years. I have … Continue reading →

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The Russian Love Goes Way Back

Posted on February 16, 2017 by kjw616

With all the talk about our administration’s mysterious love of all things Russian (maybe he should read my book!), I thought I would repost one of my newspaper blogs regarding “he who shall not be named” and the Soviets. I … Continue reading →

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Stalking the Stats

Posted on February 13, 2017 by kjw616

I did a lot of research regarding which company to use to publish my book, and in the end, decided on Amazon’s umbrella companies, Create Space and Kindle Direct Publishing.  I found it easy to turn the words sitting on … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Candy

Posted on February 9, 2017 by kjw616

I have been having many feelings swirling around my head regarding my upcoming attendance at the local book festival and have discussed my preparations in my previous post, Will Anyone Come. I belong to several writers’ groups on Facebook, so I … Continue reading →

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Will Anyone Come?

Posted on February 6, 2017 by kjw616

I was happy to learn that I was selected to participate in a book festival later this month as a local author in my community. Now I need to research what I need to do as an author. While I … Continue reading →

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Спасибо (Spasibo—Thank you)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by kjw616

As I mentioned previously, it took a village to write this book—the people I interviewed who took the same route to the United States in 1941 as my dad within weeks of him, librarians, archivists, kind friends and family who … Continue reading →

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