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Please accept my apologies that the April issue is late. I'm having problems with my carrier, and I'm not certain how many are receiving their e-newsletters.
I hope everyone had a blessed Resurrection Day.
I was blessed to be part of two dynamic events during March.The first was a program called "An Intimate Evening with the Father." It was exhilarating from the various prayers from different ministers to the soul-stirring mime performance.
My month ended with a book club discussion on Guilty of Love hosted by Kelly Shaw and her Christian women's group. The meeting spot was at the Whistle Stop, an actual place in my novel. It was so fun to hear people try to find the streets and houses in the historic town.
The month was also busy for my family. Check out my daughter's bowling team, The Lady Eagles.
The sales for Guilty of Love had a comeback. Thank you everyone!
What's next?
Get ready for Talk to Me, November 2008.
Not Guilty of Love (Book II, the sequel to Guilty of Love), September 2009.
Still Guilty (Book III, the final book of the series), April 2010.
I have some links I would like to pass on this month.
First, I'm so excited and proud of St. Louis native and Urban Books Essence best selling author, Brenda Hampton, who had a vision to take books to readers. Please visit her site and support her mission. www.booksonwheels.homestead.com
Second, this is something I think you need to know about especially if you receive a lot of emails. It's an email death threat, but it's a hoax. Visit the FBI's official website.
Finally, after that informative link, here's something you can laugh about on Youtube and put in search: Walmart baby.
WHAT MADE MY DAY IN MARCH...
THE ADVENTURES OF SPRING BREAK.
The top things that you don't want to happen on Spring Break...
1. Forty-five minutes of a plane roller-coaster ride en route to Las Vegas, NV. With arms linked, my husband, another passenger, and I began praying. When the plane landed despite the powerful wind gusts, I was the first to say, "Hallelujah," followed by another passenger's "Amen."
2. We sat in traffic for four hours not knowing the highway patrol was still conducting an investigation into a double fatality on that stretch of Interstate 15 in Las Vegas. It appears a driver, having car problems, pulled to the side of the road and was hit.
When a female passenger from his car got out to flag down a motorist for help, she was allegedly hit by a semi-tractor. That driver kept going. Hopefully, that hit and run driver was tracked down and jailed.
3. Getting struck on a Monorail over the interstate, especially when you hear the engine pop.
4. Running like O.J., but legally, to catch our flight. The passengers had already boarded the plane. Two minutes later, and we plane would have left the gate. That's another Hallelujah.http://photos.patsimmons.net/
Finally, the cover for TALK TO ME (Urban Christian, November 2008). Yeah! Just in time for April's unedited excerpt. Meet Lana Larson... more than a friend? TALKTOMEBOOK.blogspot.com
YOU CAN PRE-ORDER YOUR COPIES NOW ON AMAZON!
Best selling author, Brenda Hampton and me, will make an appearance form 1 to 3 pm on Saturday, April 12th. JOIN US!
Not Just A Bookstore is hosting the Literacy Book Festival, Saturday, May 17, 2008, from Noon until 6 pm in Lucier Park, which is east of the U-City Loop.
For more information, call Connie or Richard, or log onto their website at : www.notjustabookstore.net Not Just A Bookstore
5892 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314-361-99551-877-361-9955
Here's the latest author from the Urban Christian imprint with her new novel: Troubles Won't Last Always. It is a common saying, however for me the message I am trying to relay is simply, hold on until your change come. You will have to go through the bumps and bruises of life in order to understand what God is saying that you may grow into the blessing he has in store for you. I don't believe the trial is a purging process as much as it is a grooming process to receive your blessing.
Read more about Michelle Taylor's interview at anythinginspirational.blog.com
I'm off to two conventions this month:
The annual RT BOOKLOVERS Convention in Pittsburgh. For the fourth year, I'll mingle with 350 authors and 850 readers, April 16-20th.This is one of last year's pictures with authors, Christina Skye, Lisa Watson, and Heather Graham.
More pictures at photos.patsimmons.net.
The 2008 Romance Slam Jam Conference will be held in Chicago, April 30-May 4th. This will be my third time attending, but the first as a published author.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
March 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to March 1st..Spring...Passover...and Easter.It has been eight month since the release of Guilty of Love.
So far, my sales have been good, except for last month where they seemed to drop.....soI guess it's time for a contest to boost my sales.I have about 60 subscribers to my monthly e-newsletter. I'm asking each of you to tell two friends.The prize?
How about a $50 gift certificate to Bath & Body or a major bookstore, plus a free autograph copy of my upcoming release, Talk to Me, November 2008.
Here's the details, between today and March 15th, for every person who buys two books, either on amazon, or in the bookstore, log onto my blog. patsimmons.blog.com
Click on contests, and give me your name, city, and where you purchased your two books. Don't forget to list the bookstore's phone number or location.Please participate. Great book sales means future book opportunities.
Thanks,Pat
WHAT MADE MY DAY IN FEBRUARY
Oh Taste and See that the Lord is Good (Psalm 34:8), and blessed is the man who trusts in Him.My birthday was February 17th, and my husband made sure everybody knew it--store clerks, bowling coach, servers, etc. Anybody who would listen, he proudly told.
I had to convince my best friend that I was NOT half a century as implied by my husband.I even got birthday wishes from friends on myspace. WOW!!A week later, it would have been my grandmother's 90th birthday.
I've had brief moments of sadness since her death last summer, but last Sunday, the loss really hit me. This time it was me who wanted to talk about her to anyone who would listen.
That's what Pathways, a hospice provider, is designed to do for up to 13 months after the death of a love one. Instead, I spoke with an older cousin who shared her fond memories of my grandmother when I was too small to remember. For those of you who haven't seen a picture of Grandma Jessie, go to my website, and click on genealogy.http://www.patsimmons.net/
The November 2008 cover for TALK TO ME (Urban Christian) remains a mystery.Until then, here's the March unedited excerpt. Meet Valerie Preston, every church has one: TALKTOMEBOOK.blogspot.com
I'm always coming to a neighborhood near you. Two book signings this month.March 7th, at 7 pm.An Intimate Evening with the FatherLife Center International Church800 Union BlvdSt. Louis, Mo 63108314-367-5433March 29th, from 11am-1 pm.Whistle Stop1 Carson RdFerguson, MO314-521-1600Sponsored by Class Book ClubContact Kelly Shaw 303-7386.
You can also visit me via internet:
ChristianFictionAuthors.ning.com
www.patsimmons.net
patsimmons.blog.com
http://www.facebook.com/
www.myspace.com/patsimmonsauthor
www.shelfari.com/patsimmons
www.talktomebooks.blogspot.com
Meet Arlether Wilson, she's the author of Rewriting the Script...
Rewriting the Script is a soul stirring and motivational story of a girl abandoned and abused in the foster care system. After being placed back into a community plagued by crime, drugs, violence, and prostitution, she decided to choose a different path.
Life was difficult. However, she was determined not just to survive, but to change the course of her family's history. Rewriting the Script is a heartwarming story of desperation, grief and triumph. This courageous girl's story confirms that it is possible for anyone to Rewrite Their Life's Script.
Read more about my interview with Arlether on my blog at AnythingInspirational.blog.com.
The owners at Not Just A Bookstore is hosting their first the Literacy Book Festival,Saturday, May 17, 2008, from Noon until 6 pm in Lucier Park, which is east of the U-City Loop.I plan to have a booth there, and other vendors are welcome to participate.For more information, call Connie or Richard, or log onto their website at : www.notjustabookstore.net
Not Just A Bookstore
5892 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314-361-99551-877-361-9955
For book lovers and authors....For the past four years, I've been honored to work as a publicist the annual Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine's BOOKLOVERS Convention.This year, it's in Pittsburgh, PA, April 16-20, 2008, with a record number of people attending (1000 readers and 300 authors, including bestsellers like Eric Jerome Dickey, Francis Ray, Heather Graham, Christina Skye, etc. You get the idea).There's 125 workshops for aspiring authors and nightly costume parties.
Check out www.RTconvention.com.
See my pictures from last year at photos.patsimmons.net.
Speaking of writing, last Saturday, I, along with four other aspiring authors had a six hour marathon where we wrote then exchanged our stories for critiques.
In six hours, I wrote two chapters and nine pages of an anthology.
They all shamed me with 15 pages, 23 pages, etc., and I'm the published author. There's something wrong with this picture--just kidding. The requirement was only 3 chapters or 10 pages!So I'm thinking about doing this every month.
If you want to sign up and join in the fun, go to christianfiction.blog.com.
I'll post the day for the March Writing Marathon. **NOTE** Your writings do not have to be works of Christian Fiction to participate.
© 2007 Pat Simmons/ Christian Romance Author
Thursday, February 14, 2008
February 2008 Newsletter
WHEW!!Finally your February e-newsletter is here. I apologize for the delay to those who support my endeavors as a debut Christian author.
**First, a special thanks to the women's bookclub at the First Presbyterian Church in Ferguson. It was so much fun to share scenes and talk about the characters from Guilty of Love. THANK YOU LADIES.
**My manuscript for the November 2008 release, Talk to Me, is finally done! (Yeah) I put the 375 page novel in the mail yesterday to the publisher to review and make changes. Talk about late, it was, but I hope you will enjoy Noel and Mackenzie's story, which you can read this month's excerpt at http://www.talktomebook.blogspot.com/.
**Now I can answer 137 emails in my in box and call people back.**I wanted to have some fun due to the popularity of one character from Guilty of Love, Grandma BB now has her own blog. Get the latest scoop or ask this witty, downright sassy senior a question by signing up for her blog athttp://askgrandmabb.blog.com/
**This is an exciting year in our country with the upcoming presidential election. I hope you all had the chance to get out and vote yesterday in the primaries. It was funny to get "play by play" calls from my 23-year old son who kept my husband and I update on who was winning.It was wonderful hearing his excitement and involvement, which is a good thing.The more informed he is, the better choices he'll make, and the better prepared he will be in a career of his choice. The most important thing is he'll pay for my social security!
**A few dates ago, my husband and I visited Oklahoma City, and met some fellow new and exciting authors, one was Sean Chandler who writes black historical westerns--wow. I'll introduce you to him next month!**I also wanted to share my thoughts about touring the Alfred P. Murrah Memorial site. Sign up at www.AnythingInspirational.com and read my reflections. View some pictures at photos.patsimmons.net
**Finally, you'll find in this newsletter two exciting authors that I would briefly like to introduce to you. Check out their websites.
WHAT MADE MY DAY IN JANUARY...
Oh Taste and See that the Lord is Good (Psalm 34:8), and since the publication of Guilty of Love, God has been good to meI made another bestseller's list.Last month, I told you about the top 100 Amazon Bestsellers.--The top selling books are updated every hour, and Guilty of Love made it at 91 on the Christian Romance List.--A few times during the month, I was on the list for 8 hours. So that was exciting.--Here's an another list that I didn't know anything about, and learned by accident that I had made it for the week of January 20-January 26, 2008, Guilty of Love came in at the #29 out of the top 50.I hope you check out the complete list on my blog. BestsellersThe direct link is http://www.blackchristianbookdistributors.com/ Click on top fiction bestsellers.
Oh Taste and See that the Lord is indeed Good. I know none of this would have been possible without His blessings and yours. Thank you everyone for your support and words of encouragement.
I still don’t have a cover for TALK TO ME (Urban Christian), November 2008, but it's coming within the next few months. Until then, here's the next unedited excerpt.
Introducing Mackenzie Norton, 29, Elementary School Teacher/Theatre Assistant & Church Interpreter:
I had waited my entire life for Noel Richardson. Physically, he was perfect, and I mean perfect, built like bodybuilder. He had hazel eyes, skin the color of maple butter syrup, and a smile that became permanent when he gazed at me. He nurtured his silky black mustache that outlined his upper lip. There never a hair out of place. Lord knows, Noel was as pleasing to my eyes that at times, I couldn’t even blink.
Read more TALKTOMEBOOK.blogspot.com
I'm always coming to a neighborhood near you. Check out my newestblogs and sites... and sign up
**New** ChristianFictionAuthors.ning.com
www.patsimmons.net patsimmons.blog.com
http://www.facebook.com/
www.myspace.com/patsimmonsauthor
www.shelfari.com/patsimmons
www.talktomebooks.blogspot.com
I would like to introduce my readers to fellow Urban Christian author, Keshia Dawn, By the Grace of God, July 2008.Here's a brief description of her novel and I'm inviting you to check out my interview with Keshia on my blog AnythingInspirational
When Gracie's fiance, Dillian, suddenly, and without warning, walks out of her life leaving no indication as to why and then cuts off all lines of communication with her, she is left devastated and confused. She agonizes over his disappearing act, mainly because she just wants to know why. She feels she at least deserves that much. But when Gracie finally finds the answer she's been looking for, the betrayal and secrets involved turns her life upside down.
Even with the support of her family and friends, Gracie's emotions go from bad to worse once she realizes that Dillian is not the only link to the line of betrayal. It's then, by the grace of God, that Gracie is able to search for the strength to weather the storm, but will she be able to find it through all the thick dark clouds? Read more at www.keshiadawnwrites.com
STRESS is a condition that most people take lightly. Most believe it isn’t especially serious and they can handle it well. We use phrases like “stressed out,” but what we are inferring is that we have met some resistance to goals we are attempting to accomplish. Stress is indeed resistance, but it is much more than that. It is a force or pressure that causes deleterious reactions to us in every aspect of our being.
In other words, it causes behaviors, harm and disturbances in our minds, feelings, bodies and, most of all, our spiritual selves. If you have questions about stress or any other topic, he invites you to visit his website at www.greaterinsight.net and read an excerpt from his new book, Stress: Climbing Out of its Pits with God.or write to him at AskDrStevenHaymon.blog.com
Not only is Dr. Steven a member of my church and a debut author, he is licensed psychologist who is genuinely concerned about the mental and spiritual healing of others. I checked out his blog last night and my heart ached for victims and love ones reaching out for help. Dr. Steven is really providing a ministry!
Not Just Books February Events (Support Your Local Independent Bookstores)
February 9th-Will and Nancy Jordan business owners of Fit By Faith will be conducting a class and introducing their Essentials Oils and Faith Healing Oils beginning at 1 pm
February 16-Allen Miller local author and world renowned motivation speaker will be signing his newly released book "Scarlet Tears" and speaking on Black History Month at 2 pm-4 pm
February 23rd-World Renowned Storyteller Bobby Norfolk will bring his stories to life from 1 pm-3 pm
Connie & Richard Cheek
Not Just A Bookstore
5892 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314-361-9955
© 2007 Pat Simmons/ Christian Romance Author
Campaign Edit
**First, a special thanks to the women's bookclub at the First Presbyterian Church in Ferguson. It was so much fun to share scenes and talk about the characters from Guilty of Love. THANK YOU LADIES.
**My manuscript for the November 2008 release, Talk to Me, is finally done! (Yeah) I put the 375 page novel in the mail yesterday to the publisher to review and make changes. Talk about late, it was, but I hope you will enjoy Noel and Mackenzie's story, which you can read this month's excerpt at http://www.talktomebook.blogspot.com/.
**Now I can answer 137 emails in my in box and call people back.**I wanted to have some fun due to the popularity of one character from Guilty of Love, Grandma BB now has her own blog. Get the latest scoop or ask this witty, downright sassy senior a question by signing up for her blog athttp://askgrandmabb.blog.com/
**This is an exciting year in our country with the upcoming presidential election. I hope you all had the chance to get out and vote yesterday in the primaries. It was funny to get "play by play" calls from my 23-year old son who kept my husband and I update on who was winning.It was wonderful hearing his excitement and involvement, which is a good thing.The more informed he is, the better choices he'll make, and the better prepared he will be in a career of his choice. The most important thing is he'll pay for my social security!
**A few dates ago, my husband and I visited Oklahoma City, and met some fellow new and exciting authors, one was Sean Chandler who writes black historical westerns--wow. I'll introduce you to him next month!**I also wanted to share my thoughts about touring the Alfred P. Murrah Memorial site. Sign up at www.AnythingInspirational.com and read my reflections. View some pictures at photos.patsimmons.net
**Finally, you'll find in this newsletter two exciting authors that I would briefly like to introduce to you. Check out their websites.
WHAT MADE MY DAY IN JANUARY...
Oh Taste and See that the Lord is Good (Psalm 34:8), and since the publication of Guilty of Love, God has been good to meI made another bestseller's list.Last month, I told you about the top 100 Amazon Bestsellers.--The top selling books are updated every hour, and Guilty of Love made it at 91 on the Christian Romance List.--A few times during the month, I was on the list for 8 hours. So that was exciting.--Here's an another list that I didn't know anything about, and learned by accident that I had made it for the week of January 20-January 26, 2008, Guilty of Love came in at the #29 out of the top 50.I hope you check out the complete list on my blog. BestsellersThe direct link is http://www.blackchristianbookdistributors.com/ Click on top fiction bestsellers.
Oh Taste and See that the Lord is indeed Good. I know none of this would have been possible without His blessings and yours. Thank you everyone for your support and words of encouragement.
I still don’t have a cover for TALK TO ME (Urban Christian), November 2008, but it's coming within the next few months. Until then, here's the next unedited excerpt.
Introducing Mackenzie Norton, 29, Elementary School Teacher/Theatre Assistant & Church Interpreter:
I had waited my entire life for Noel Richardson. Physically, he was perfect, and I mean perfect, built like bodybuilder. He had hazel eyes, skin the color of maple butter syrup, and a smile that became permanent when he gazed at me. He nurtured his silky black mustache that outlined his upper lip. There never a hair out of place. Lord knows, Noel was as pleasing to my eyes that at times, I couldn’t even blink.
Read more TALKTOMEBOOK.blogspot.com
I'm always coming to a neighborhood near you. Check out my newestblogs and sites... and sign up
**New** ChristianFictionAuthors.ning.com
www.patsimmons.net patsimmons.blog.com
http://www.facebook.com/
www.myspace.com/patsimmonsauthor
www.shelfari.com/patsimmons
www.talktomebooks.blogspot.com
I would like to introduce my readers to fellow Urban Christian author, Keshia Dawn, By the Grace of God, July 2008.Here's a brief description of her novel and I'm inviting you to check out my interview with Keshia on my blog AnythingInspirational
When Gracie's fiance, Dillian, suddenly, and without warning, walks out of her life leaving no indication as to why and then cuts off all lines of communication with her, she is left devastated and confused. She agonizes over his disappearing act, mainly because she just wants to know why. She feels she at least deserves that much. But when Gracie finally finds the answer she's been looking for, the betrayal and secrets involved turns her life upside down.
Even with the support of her family and friends, Gracie's emotions go from bad to worse once she realizes that Dillian is not the only link to the line of betrayal. It's then, by the grace of God, that Gracie is able to search for the strength to weather the storm, but will she be able to find it through all the thick dark clouds? Read more at www.keshiadawnwrites.com
STRESS is a condition that most people take lightly. Most believe it isn’t especially serious and they can handle it well. We use phrases like “stressed out,” but what we are inferring is that we have met some resistance to goals we are attempting to accomplish. Stress is indeed resistance, but it is much more than that. It is a force or pressure that causes deleterious reactions to us in every aspect of our being.
In other words, it causes behaviors, harm and disturbances in our minds, feelings, bodies and, most of all, our spiritual selves. If you have questions about stress or any other topic, he invites you to visit his website at www.greaterinsight.net and read an excerpt from his new book, Stress: Climbing Out of its Pits with God.or write to him at AskDrStevenHaymon.blog.com
Not only is Dr. Steven a member of my church and a debut author, he is licensed psychologist who is genuinely concerned about the mental and spiritual healing of others. I checked out his blog last night and my heart ached for victims and love ones reaching out for help. Dr. Steven is really providing a ministry!
Not Just Books February Events (Support Your Local Independent Bookstores)
February 9th-Will and Nancy Jordan business owners of Fit By Faith will be conducting a class and introducing their Essentials Oils and Faith Healing Oils beginning at 1 pm
February 16-Allen Miller local author and world renowned motivation speaker will be signing his newly released book "Scarlet Tears" and speaking on Black History Month at 2 pm-4 pm
February 23rd-World Renowned Storyteller Bobby Norfolk will bring his stories to life from 1 pm-3 pm
Connie & Richard Cheek
Not Just A Bookstore
5892 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
314-361-9955
© 2007 Pat Simmons/ Christian Romance Author
Campaign Edit
January 2008 Newsletter
Congratulations, you've made it to 2008!Just think, a new year, new possibilities, new blessings, new mercies, you get the point.**First things first: THANK YOU for your support during 2007. God showed me so many friends that I didn't know I had. I wouldn't be an author without readers so thank you for the blessing.**I do have a request this year. Please pray for my cousin, Alonso Dunlap, who will be deployed to Iraq. I met this beloved cousin as a result of my genealogy search. **Although my 2008 cover for Talk to Me isn't available yet, check out some of Urban Christian's 2008 covers. Hopefully, mine will be available soon. http://www.uchisglorybookclub.net./**Here are some great videos from YouTube. The Wedding Dance.**Don't check into a hotel without seeing this. Hotel Beware
Top 10 Predictions for 20081.The Bible will still have the answers.2. Prayer will still work.3. The Holy Spirit will still move.4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.MORE
WHAT MADE MY DAY IN DECEMBERAlthough I have no idea how my sales have gone so far, I can rejoice with some good news: Every hour Amazon lists the top 100 book sales in different categories. For example, I have labeled Guilty of Love as: African-American fiction; African-American romance; Christian fiction; Christian romance; Women's fiction; Multicultural, etc.Two weekends this month I made the list, barely at number 93, but I MADE IT.I was in the company of Dee Henderson, Karen Kingsbury, Lori Wick--all heavy hitters who dominate Christian Fiction marketWith each passing hour, other titles sold better so that eventually my book was pushed back to who knows what number. It was unbelievable, but there's more.
Meet one character from Talk to Me, my November 2008 release.This is my maternal great-grandmother Rhoda Brownlee Wilkinson (1870-1926).Although my research on Rhoda continues, I'm excited about sharing information I've uncovered about her so please keep checking my website or blogs. The links are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.As promised, here's the first sneak peek at Talk to Me before my editor sees it: Click excerpt.
NOT JUST A BOOK STOREThat's the actually name of a new bookstore in St. Louis. Stop by and meet co-owner Connie Creek. She and her husband, Richard, held their grand opening December first. Their cash register was ringing as new customers were mingling, eating, and reading new books off the shelves.Their location is 5892 Delmar, St. Louis, Mo 63112. The store is five blocks east of one of St. Louis' hot spots--The U City Loop. Give Connie or Richard a call at 314-31-9955 about ordering a book or holding a book signing.
Do you have friends who would enjoy receiving my monthly updates? Forward this e-newsletter and have them sign up at http://www.patsimmons.net/ patsimmons.blog.comAlso visit me at:http://www.facebook.com/www.myspace.com/patsimmonsauthorwww.shelfari.com/patsimmons http://www.talktomebooks.blogspot.com/
Top 10 Predictions for 20081.The Bible will still have the answers.2. Prayer will still work.3. The Holy Spirit will still move.4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.MORE
WHAT MADE MY DAY IN DECEMBERAlthough I have no idea how my sales have gone so far, I can rejoice with some good news: Every hour Amazon lists the top 100 book sales in different categories. For example, I have labeled Guilty of Love as: African-American fiction; African-American romance; Christian fiction; Christian romance; Women's fiction; Multicultural, etc.Two weekends this month I made the list, barely at number 93, but I MADE IT.I was in the company of Dee Henderson, Karen Kingsbury, Lori Wick--all heavy hitters who dominate Christian Fiction marketWith each passing hour, other titles sold better so that eventually my book was pushed back to who knows what number. It was unbelievable, but there's more.
Meet one character from Talk to Me, my November 2008 release.This is my maternal great-grandmother Rhoda Brownlee Wilkinson (1870-1926).Although my research on Rhoda continues, I'm excited about sharing information I've uncovered about her so please keep checking my website or blogs. The links are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.As promised, here's the first sneak peek at Talk to Me before my editor sees it: Click excerpt.
NOT JUST A BOOK STOREThat's the actually name of a new bookstore in St. Louis. Stop by and meet co-owner Connie Creek. She and her husband, Richard, held their grand opening December first. Their cash register was ringing as new customers were mingling, eating, and reading new books off the shelves.Their location is 5892 Delmar, St. Louis, Mo 63112. The store is five blocks east of one of St. Louis' hot spots--The U City Loop. Give Connie or Richard a call at 314-31-9955 about ordering a book or holding a book signing.
Do you have friends who would enjoy receiving my monthly updates? Forward this e-newsletter and have them sign up at http://www.patsimmons.net/ patsimmons.blog.comAlso visit me at:http://www.facebook.com/www.myspace.com/patsimmonsauthorwww.shelfari.com/patsimmons http://www.talktomebooks.blogspot.com/
Saturday, September 1, 2007
September 2007 Newsletters
GUILTY OF LOVE
Guilty (gil'te) adj. 1. Having guilt; deserving blame or punishment; culpable. 2. Having one's guilt proved; legally judged an offender EXONERATE (ex-on-er-ate) vt. 1. To relieve of a duty. 2. To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate.
It's official. Guilty of Love is available wherever books are sold, online and in stores. September's newsletter is one day early because of the Labor Day weekend. Consider spending your holiday reading a great book.If you live near a Walden Books, you may want to catch this great sale: Buy 2 African-American fictions, get a third one free! Just in time to stock up on birthday, Christmas, and friendship gifts.Books-a-million at St. Louis Mills has between 25-40 copies, so stop in and shop.**Some of you have already purchased your copy. Thank you!One reader from Baltimore has already posted her comments. Check out my links below.**Please indulge me this one last time about my grandma. There is this fantastic poem a friend of mine, Clemmie, at US Tape & Label shared with me. I'm not a poem person, but every care giver, young and old, should read this.
Okay, you may want to know about my scheduled September book appearances:Check out my very first write up in the St. Louis American Newspaper. I don't know how long this link will be up so print your copy today.Saturday, September 15th at 6:15 AM television interview on KMOV-TV, St. LouisSaturday, September 15th from 4-6 PM at Books-a-million, St. Louis MillsMonday, September 17th at 7 PM at St. Louis County Library, Lewis & Clark Branch. Click on St. Louis Library to see their flyer that has been distributed at all branches.A signing at Ferguson Municipal Library is tentatively scheduled for September 6th ..Please check website.Signings at Borders Books at various locations are under negotiation.Friday, September 28th from 12-2 PM at Books-a-million, Downtown Chicago at Clark and W. Adams.Tell your friends in Chicago to stop in during their lunch break.Other Chicago locations are under negotiations.Check my website "Crabby Old Woman"When an Old Lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee, Scotland, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value.Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Ireland. The Old Lady's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the North Ireland Association for Mental Health.A slide presentation has also been made based on her simple, but eloquent, poem. And this little old Scottish Lady, with nothing left to give the world, is the author of this "anonymous" poem winging around the world. More on Crabby Old Woman
Guilty (gil'te) adj. 1. Having guilt; deserving blame or punishment; culpable. 2. Having one's guilt proved; legally judged an offender EXONERATE (ex-on-er-ate) vt. 1. To relieve of a duty. 2. To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate.
It's official. Guilty of Love is available wherever books are sold, online and in stores. September's newsletter is one day early because of the Labor Day weekend. Consider spending your holiday reading a great book.If you live near a Walden Books, you may want to catch this great sale: Buy 2 African-American fictions, get a third one free! Just in time to stock up on birthday, Christmas, and friendship gifts.Books-a-million at St. Louis Mills has between 25-40 copies, so stop in and shop.**Some of you have already purchased your copy. Thank you!One reader from Baltimore has already posted her comments. Check out my links below.**Please indulge me this one last time about my grandma. There is this fantastic poem a friend of mine, Clemmie, at US Tape & Label shared with me. I'm not a poem person, but every care giver, young and old, should read this.
Okay, you may want to know about my scheduled September book appearances:Check out my very first write up in the St. Louis American Newspaper. I don't know how long this link will be up so print your copy today.Saturday, September 15th at 6:15 AM television interview on KMOV-TV, St. LouisSaturday, September 15th from 4-6 PM at Books-a-million, St. Louis MillsMonday, September 17th at 7 PM at St. Louis County Library, Lewis & Clark Branch. Click on St. Louis Library to see their flyer that has been distributed at all branches.A signing at Ferguson Municipal Library is tentatively scheduled for September 6th ..Please check website.Signings at Borders Books at various locations are under negotiation.Friday, September 28th from 12-2 PM at Books-a-million, Downtown Chicago at Clark and W. Adams.Tell your friends in Chicago to stop in during their lunch break.Other Chicago locations are under negotiations.Check my website "Crabby Old Woman"When an Old Lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee, Scotland, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value.Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Ireland. The Old Lady's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the North Ireland Association for Mental Health.A slide presentation has also been made based on her simple, but eloquent, poem. And this little old Scottish Lady, with nothing left to give the world, is the author of this "anonymous" poem winging around the world. More on Crabby Old Woman
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