My First Book Signing in 2007

For my first book signing of 2007, I had good press coverage in the two local newspapers. It is helpful that the information is listed in the front section of the newspaper too.
Today it was still a bit warmer than usual in Michigan, which I am happy to say, I definitely enjoy!
The time flies by when friends and students stop by to chat and check out my book and chapbooks. Today I sold copies of each which was nice. I never know what will sell, but, it's neat when I walk away with a few bucks in my pocket!
All of the money goes back into my writing projects and chipping away at my investment costs for these books and chapbooks. I'll have to work on new chapbooks, and creating revisions for some of the ones I published last year. I'm always looking to improve my product through revisions or a new look.
It appears that one of my projects this year will be to create a book of photographs. I keep getting compliments on my photography and that it is something that these readers would like to see out there. I figure that'll be a fourth quarter investment at this time, as I've got enough chapbooks to work on now. Plus, my duties as a college professor will be resuming shortly, and hopefully my newly designed courses in Canton Township will sell out!
It's always hard to sell new courses or programs in the Winter or Spring Semester, but, I am up for the challenge!
I've got to drop off some framed artwork Sunday for a photography exhibit in Dearborn, Michigan. I really want to get into this show as I was told about it by the curator of the show in Canton a couple of months ago. He chose my "Westland's Camel" photograph for Canton's Fine Arts Exhibition, and told me that he'd put me on his mailing list for upcoming exhibits that either featured photography or was a multi-media show. I am excited about this opportunity, and I enlarged my photo to 11 by 14 which looks fabulous. I think I'll experiment with different frames and see how I can showcase this beautiful creature. I figure too, that, even if my pieces aren't selected for this show, I have done a great job with the photos and the framing, and they'll be ready for the next exhibit I enter them into!
I figure I will write some prose about this art too, as I have yet to do so.........
He'll probably be on the cover of one of my chapbooks............Maybe even the instructional writing chapbook that I am revising right now for one of my classes....