Upcoming Appearances

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Past Appearances

December 6, 2008 ~ My last craft fair appearance of the season will be at the Strafford Craft Show at the Strafford School from 9:00 to 3:00.  If you're looking for some last minute gift ideas, this is the place to go!  Come say howdy!

Note ~ Yet another success for Anaedor!  People were so supportive and friendly - they seemed to really like their books!  I sold and signed 15 copies of The Chronicles of Anaedor:  The Prophecies on Saturday. 

I had a great time and hope to do more shows in 2009!

November 22, 2008 ~ I'm doing another craft fair!  I have had to order more books (I only have 5 left - how crazy is that?) and hope they arrive in time.  I guess I can always sell some of my photographs if I run out of books!  The fair is at the Pittsfield high school gymnasium from 9:00 to 2:00.  My mom will be selling her unique and beautiful Native American crafts, from hand-made pine needle baskets to dream catchers to birch bark baskets, ideal for holiday gifts!

Note ~ Well, this craft show didn't turn out to be nearly as big, or as successful as the Barrington one, but I still sold 6 books and spoke to a couple local teachers about doing workshops at the school.  I was pleased with how I did and met some nice people, too!  

November 8, 2008 ~ I thought I'd try something a little different and attend a craft fair to sell my book.  I'll have free bookmarkers to give out and copies of my book to sell and sign.  Plus, I'll get to see all the neat crafts for holiday gift ideas!  Christmas shopping made easy.  The craft fair is going to be held at the Barrington Middle School from 9:00 to 3:00.  Come check it out!

Note ~ Wow!  What an awesome fair.  The people were great, the coordinators friendly and helpful and I sold 24 books - way beyond my expectations.  My mom also did great, receiving lots of kudos on her unique work, especially the pine needle baskets.  It was nice having bookmarks to hand out, though getting people to take something free wasn't always easy.  Go figure.

All in all, a rip-roaring success!

October 18, 2008 ~ I'll be attending my first Seacoast Writer's Assocation Conference on this date.  I'm excited about being able to participate in two writing workshops, but as a student this time rather than as a teacher.  I can't wait!  I will also be signing and selling copies of my book from 12:00 to 1:00.  The conference will take place at Chester College in New Hampshire.  Click here for more information on the conference.  I hope to see you there! 

Note ~ I had the greatest time at this conference!  I feel like I really learned some good stuff about characters and dialogue.  I especially liked Tom Dunn (playwright extraordinaire) because he was funny and because he encouraged me to submit my work to a contest.  Gotta love people who give you kudos.  Katherine Towler helped me to see what I need to do to better develop my characters.  I bought her first book, Snow Island, and look forward to reading it and learning from it, as well.  The people who ran and attended the conference were the nicest, funnest group I've met in a long time.  I'm so glad I went.

August 16, 2008 ~ The Writer's Festival 2 at the Lilac Mall in Rochester, NH, running from 11:00 to 3:00 is coming up!  I went to the first one, but I didn't have a book to sell.  It was sad.  Now that I'm published, I'm hoping to sell at least two!  Come help me meet my lofty goal (I'll even sign your newly purchased book for free) and meet some other local authors, too!  Also, be sure to visit Waldenbooks right there in the mall and start your Christmas shopping early.  Your friends and family will thank you for it!

Note ~ Not only did I sell a couple books, I got to meet several great authors, one of whom was New Hampshire author, Rebecca Rule.  I enjoy her work immensely and was thrilled to meet her!  I also bought her book, Live Free or Eat Pie.  I think I shall live my life that way from now on.

June 9 and 10, 2008 ~ I am delighted to be heading to the Barrington Middle School to do a book reading and to discuss what it's like to be an author, the publishing business, and whatever else the students can think of to ask me (though hopefully nothing about neurosurgery).  Being a stay-at-home mom, I'll have my 3-year-old with me.  This should be interesting!

Note ~ This was a lot of fun.  The last day was the best because we were able to gather up a smaller group of readers and writers who were interested in the process and got a good discussion going.  I had to bring my kids with me because we have my babysitter's (who also happens to be my mom) car.  Ours is dying and we've ordered a new one.  Anyway, the kids were awesome!  I nearly forgot they were there.  The students were awesome, too, and I look forward to doing more of these reading/writing sessions, with plans percolating in my head to organize a writer's group for teens.  

June 2, 2008 ~ I will be appearing with two other young adult authors, Susan Colebank and Phil McGrail, at the Barrington Public Library to discuss being an author, writing, our books and whatever else comes up.  Authors will also be selling signed copies of their book for those who are interested.  Hope to see you there!

Note ~ I sold some books, met some fellow authors and had a good time!  I really enjoy these events and hope to do more in the future.

December 8, 2007 ~ I will be doing a book signing (and selling copies of my book) at the Beginning of Time from 11:00 to 1:00 in Northwood, NH.

Note ~ I did sell a book at the shop, but not when I was there.  I bought more stuff and got to know Tammy, the owner, better! 

November 27, 2007 ~ I will be running a writing workshop for my last third grade class at the local elementary school.

Note ~ My most inquisitive group yet!  These 3rd graders had a lot of great questions for me - they made my job easy.  Although when they saw my photo at the back of the book, they giggled.

November 26, 2007 ~ I will be running a writing workshop for two third grade classes at the local elementary school.

Note ~ My favorite part was when one of the kids wrote that his partner's "eyes are like a gleaming pool of mud."  My second favorite part was when a couple of the kids asked when I would be coming back.  They were either glad I'd come, or wanted to be forewarned so they could call in sick that day.

November 24, 2007 ~ Kristina Schram, local author, will be appearing at the Beginning of Time on Route 4 to sell signed copies of her new book, The Chronicles of Anaedor:  The Prophecies.  The book signing is part of the second annual Northwood Shop Hop taking place November 23rd, 24th and 25th from 10:00 to 6:00.  Kristina will be at the store from 10:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, the 24th.   

November 20, 2007 ~ I had the pleasure of reading an excerpt from my book and running a little workshop for two different third grade classes today.  I had a lot of fun and the kids seemed to enjoy themselves, too.  I hope to continue doing this kind of work with the schools.  My goal is to make reading and writing fun!

November 14, 2007 ~ I presented a Writer's Workshop entitled, The Art of Transition:  How to Make Your Writing Flow! at the Barrington Public Library.

The focus of the workshop...  Do you dream of writing your own book?  Do you want to become better at expressing yourself?  Or do you simply want to hear more about the writing process?  Well, then, the Flow Workshop is the one for you!  This free workshop is designed to help writers make words, sentences and paragraphs flow together, thereby avoiding jarring, confusing or frustrating their readers.  Having struggled with this issue herself, Kristina Schram, author of The Chronicles of Anaedor:  The Prophecies, will be offering her own take on how to overcome this issue.

Note ~ I came, I offered, and I think that people walked away having learned something (myself included)! 

August 18, 2007 ~ The Writer's Festival at the Rochester Lilac Mall.  Organized by Denise Carter, manager at Waldenbooks, and by Jeremy Robinson of Breakneckbooks.  This festival was a lot of fun to attend, although anything that gets me out of the house qualifies for fun.  Since my book wasn't published yet, I only displayed my book cover and handed out a synopsis of my book.  There were several other local authors attending the event, as well, signing their books and talking to fans, friends and family.  I hope to do this again next year, but with an actual book to read and/or sell this time.