Yesterday and today I was lucky to be included in my alma mater’s annual Art-A-Fair. It is open to current and past students of Mohave Community College. The room was filled with amazing offerings created by artists of many genres. There were beautiful paintings of every subject imaginable. The jewelry consisted of spectacular creations of metal and stone that were truly one of a kind. The pottery was uniquely creative and could be used as decoration or daily use. These artists were truly talented, amazing people.

My table consisted of an array of six of my seven novels. I did make some sales, but the best part of the past two days was in the interesting people I met. Many of my friends came by for support and I do thank them for that. There were several from the Chicago area. It was nice talking to folks who grew up in that great city with its plethora of museums, amusement parks and theatre. I also met an Australian who has travel widely, but does so love our little Lake Havasu City. I so enjoyed both days, both visiting with attendees and presenters. I am so looking forward to the 2015 MCC Art-A-Fair.

Now, I’m really jazzed about Nov. 15th when I will be showing my books at the WNEA Sales Extravaganza at the Lake Havasu Convention Center. Many local artists, of every genre, and local businesses will be there to showcase the wide array of art, culture and business products this lovely, little, desert community has to offer. Hope to see you there.

As I sign off today, I’d like to share some advise from author Isaac Asimov that keeps me motivated. It speaks to manuscript drafts, but even after your book is published his advice of persisting is so true. “You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on antoher one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success- but only if you persist.”