2017 is about to get busy...
LOTS of travel busy... as Bob and ComplemenTerry
Designs prepare to hit the road for special events and appearances.
Here are some of the details...
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Bob's
writing stops
With some plans still
in development, the schedule right now has Bob making five appearancs
in three northeast states over the remainder of 2017. The most
up-to-date details will always be available in the
Writing
& Books area of this web site, specifically in
the Upcoming
Events section. Of note:
Books signing
- Life
Won't Pass Me By is the pimary title being celebrated
at an event on Sunday, October 1, 2017. The location is the
Savoy
Bookshop & Cafe (Westerly, Rhode Island).
A
Writer's Workshop - This special program, focused
on publishing, is set for three presentations over the next
several weeks: Utica Public Library (Utica, New York), Mystic
& Noank Library (Mystic, Connecticut), and Killingly Public
Library (Killingly, Connecticut).
Author Meet-and-Greet
- Bob is returning to the Liverpool Public Library (Liverpool,
New York) in November for an afternoon appearance featuring
several authors.
Other events may be added,
so keep checking back.
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ComplemenTerry
Designs
The 2017 Holiday Tour
is approaching. And this year, ComplemenTerry
Designs will be focused on a limited run of appearances...
three shows over five days...
October
- Great Pumpkin Festival - Putnam, CT
November
- Christmas & Crafts - Verona, NY
December
- Holiday Craft Fair - New York Mills,
NY
For more details, check
out the Calendar
of Events page.
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National
Buy Bob's Book Day
THANK YOU!!!
For 2017, the annual event
has wrapped up, and we cannot overstate the appreciation we have
for your time and support.
The Seventh Annual National
Buy Bob's Book Day arrives on August 26, 2018.
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It's the monthly newsletter...
featuring at least two essays in each edition (with one taking
a bow exclusively in A Parkside View).
If you would like to receive
it...
- To sign up, send an e-mail asking
to be added to the distribution list. (Or, if using our pages
on social media, a message will work.)
- It is distributed by e-mail. Along
with a short announcement in the body of the e-mail, a PDF
file of the newsletter is attached.
We have some exciting
plans for A
Parkside View, and hope you'll be a part of this
project by receiving it each month, and by sending along your
feedback and suggestions for it.
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Local
Friends for Local Business
This month
the Local Friends challenge is...
Books
It is one of the most
rewarding treasure hunts you can take on... navigating your way
through a book store.
And local, independent
book stores? Wow. Just... wow.
Opportunities to purchase
incredible titles from the used book sections... discover tremendous
local-area-regional writers... and so much more.
A good book store is a
GREAT find. And this month, the challenge to to get out and visit
some of these amazing book stores in your neighborhood.
Books
August 1st - 30th
Join the September Local
Friends for Local Business...
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Should learning more
about Bob's writing be of interest to you -- and if it is, THANK
YOU -- use this link...
Writing
& Books
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We appreciate the support,
comments, and suggestions you've made about all of Bob's projects
(and for the feedback and interest you may offer in the future).
Do you have a Kindle?
How about a smartphone? (Did you know you can get the Kindle app
for your smartphone?) In addition to paperback editions, all
of the books are available for Kindle.
You can
get more information by checking out...
Writing
& Books
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I want to point out some
places where you can follow In My Backpack, ComplemenTerry
Designs, Local Friends for Local Business, and my published writing
(and other assorted efforts). We have pages on Facebook, Twitter,
and Amazon.com, where you can receive updates and details, read
postings, and learn all sorts of exciting stuff.
Amazon.com
--
Bob's
author page
In
My Backpack --
Facebook
-- In My Backpack
Twitter
-- @Bobinmybackpack
ComplemenTerry
Designs --
Facebook
-- CT Designs
Twitter
-- @CTerryDesigns
Local
Friends for Local Business --
Facebook
-- Local Friends for Local Business
Twitter
-- @FriendsLocal
There are a couple of
other pages over at Facebook that I'd like to nod in the direction
of...
Time
Just Drifts Away -- I use this page
at Facebook for my published and professional writing efforts.
Muddy
Paws and Puppy Love -- This is a fun
page on Facebook where we celebrate Lady, Travis, Molly and Gus...
along with their friends (and ours).
I would be incredibly
grateful if you took a few minutes to check out some of these
pages. (And if you have a Facebook and/or Twitter account, my
on-going appreciation and ever-lasting gratitude goes along with
every "Like" or "Follow"
you add. (So you'll have that going for you.))
(Thank you!)
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I am tremendously
grateful for your time and consideration, and appreciate your
comments and feedback.
If you
can, please send along an e-mail and let me know what you think
of things around here. A lot of work goes into the material that
gets posted on the web site and the routine tidying of content,
and if you spot something that you particularly like... or something
you believe we might be able to do a bit better... that information
is always welcomed by us.
Have a
great month folks... and thank you again for all of your attention
and visits.
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My dearest
companions and supporters since the beginning of the site... proud
to call them family...
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