I attended the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association trade show and Author's Feast, last Saturday.
I'll write more about it later, but in a nutshell - it really made me miss working with books, authors, bookselling and being a part of that world. I saw some old friends, scooped up some great books, made some wonderful connections.
And I realized that, come what may, I'm glad to be starting my freelance publicist business, working with a couple of local authors, learning as I go along, and staying in the wonderful world of books.
More about SCIBA later - right now, I have to dash out on an assignment for one of my clients, Starshine Roshell!
K8.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Real Employment Pending
On this lovely Tuesday morning, I find myself almost too busy!
I start a new job tomorrow, at the Granada, doing group ticket sales for the holiday show, A Christmas Carol. Should be a fantastic show - local actors, produced by the Granada, this version is written by Israel Horowitz, keeping it very true to Dickens' original prose and leaving much of his great dialogue intact.
First time for me, this "group sales" thing. But I'm looking forward to it. Or maybe I'm just looking forward to being employed again. Either way, I'll keep you posted on my progress!
K8.
I start a new job tomorrow, at the Granada, doing group ticket sales for the holiday show, A Christmas Carol. Should be a fantastic show - local actors, produced by the Granada, this version is written by Israel Horowitz, keeping it very true to Dickens' original prose and leaving much of his great dialogue intact.
First time for me, this "group sales" thing. But I'm looking forward to it. Or maybe I'm just looking forward to being employed again. Either way, I'll keep you posted on my progress!
K8.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Tuesday in Paradise
Fires are raging in SoCal, and although not close to Santa Barbara, they are close to several friends of mine.
David Lawrence, my favorite cookbook author (Boy Eats World!) is in Santa Clarita. Sue R. is in Thousand Oaks. Cathy Silvers is in Valencia. Many, many Borders pals are in various Valley locations. As far as I know, all are safe at the moment.
It's one of those things a California dweller learns to live and deal with - sudden, unexplainable, often very serious, even deadly wildfires. No more horrible than hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, tornadoes in the heartland, floods nearly everywhere, heatwaves in the desert states, and ice storms in the East and Northeast and Midwest. And did I mention earthquakes?
Where to live? Where is it completely safe? Nowhere, really. Every place, every section of the country has its issues and "downsides."
I guess it all boils down to: live where you love living, and hope for the best. Just like everyone else.
Stay safe, everyone - K8.
David Lawrence, my favorite cookbook author (Boy Eats World!) is in Santa Clarita. Sue R. is in Thousand Oaks. Cathy Silvers is in Valencia. Many, many Borders pals are in various Valley locations. As far as I know, all are safe at the moment.
It's one of those things a California dweller learns to live and deal with - sudden, unexplainable, often very serious, even deadly wildfires. No more horrible than hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, tornadoes in the heartland, floods nearly everywhere, heatwaves in the desert states, and ice storms in the East and Northeast and Midwest. And did I mention earthquakes?
Where to live? Where is it completely safe? Nowhere, really. Every place, every section of the country has its issues and "downsides."
I guess it all boils down to: live where you love living, and hope for the best. Just like everyone else.
Stay safe, everyone - K8.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Working on a Monday
It's Monday, and I'm hard at work.
Yes, really. Work.
I'm becoming quite the volunteer these days, with all my free time. Today, I'm sending out invites to a fundraising luncheon, for a great org called Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. With a vision statement of "to give everyone equal access to the printed word," how could I NOT support this org? So some of my blog readers will get an invite to a free one hour luncheon, at the fabulous Fess Parker DoubleTree resort, on November 13th. Hope you all can come!
Sure, it's not a paying gig...OK, I promise to spend the next couple of hours trying to find a real job. How's that?
K8.
Yes, really. Work.
I'm becoming quite the volunteer these days, with all my free time. Today, I'm sending out invites to a fundraising luncheon, for a great org called Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. With a vision statement of "to give everyone equal access to the printed word," how could I NOT support this org? So some of my blog readers will get an invite to a free one hour luncheon, at the fabulous Fess Parker DoubleTree resort, on November 13th. Hope you all can come!
Sure, it's not a paying gig...OK, I promise to spend the next couple of hours trying to find a real job. How's that?
K8.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Kate Re-Blogs
Welcome to my blog! So far, I've made a blog, lost it somehow, rebuilt this one, and now I'm trying to recreate the two posts I've written thus far.
To no avail, as it turns out.
Be that as it may, I'll just move on, with this new blog post.
Today, I was on a radio show as a guest of Gigi, who hosts "Lunch Poems with Gigi." Her show comes from Kettering University, in Flint, MI. Trying to get my client on her show, she and I hit if off and she invited me to be a part of the show myself.
Who am I to turn down the opportunity to talk about myself? But Gigi threw me for a loop when she said, "Great! Think about your favorite poet, so we can discuss him/her on the show!"
Favorite poet? Me?!? I'm a haiku girl, myself.
Then I remembered a fabulous professor I had while at Indiana Central University - Dr. Allen. I took at least two of his classes, and those are the ones I remember the most (Econ Class, with my barely-squeaking by grade of D+, notwithstanding).
Dr. Allen taught Great American Novels and Short Stories, and American Writers. He was a master at deconstructing poems, showing us what the poet meant, showing us the crafting of the poems. He was really great when it came to Sylvia Plath, and her amazing poem, "Daddy."
So: Sylvia Plath, she's my favorite. Gigi didn't know much about Plath, but she plunged into Plath's journals and poems, and between the two of us, we gave a great show. Gigi asked me to read a poem I'd found while thumbing through my new Plath collection: "Ode to Ted."
It is, in short, a love poem to her husband, Ted Hughes. And it's beautiful, full of strong and lovely images. I hope I did the reading justice; for my part, I'll confess to getting a bit choked up after reading it aloud.
Gigi played an audio of Plath reading "Daddy," which makes that poem even more haunting. We had a great time discussing Plath, her poems, and poetry in general. I learned a lot, from Plath and from Gigi.
And really...that's my new goal these days - learn as much as I can, about my new life and new things, all the time!
Today, I'm heading to my pal Wayne's store, to see an author I've worked with in the past, Kathryn Cushman. Can't wait to see her - and Wayne!
Have a great Sunday - Kate.
To no avail, as it turns out.
Be that as it may, I'll just move on, with this new blog post.
Today, I was on a radio show as a guest of Gigi, who hosts "Lunch Poems with Gigi." Her show comes from Kettering University, in Flint, MI. Trying to get my client on her show, she and I hit if off and she invited me to be a part of the show myself.
Who am I to turn down the opportunity to talk about myself? But Gigi threw me for a loop when she said, "Great! Think about your favorite poet, so we can discuss him/her on the show!"
Favorite poet? Me?!? I'm a haiku girl, myself.
Then I remembered a fabulous professor I had while at Indiana Central University - Dr. Allen. I took at least two of his classes, and those are the ones I remember the most (Econ Class, with my barely-squeaking by grade of D+, notwithstanding).
Dr. Allen taught Great American Novels and Short Stories, and American Writers. He was a master at deconstructing poems, showing us what the poet meant, showing us the crafting of the poems. He was really great when it came to Sylvia Plath, and her amazing poem, "Daddy."
So: Sylvia Plath, she's my favorite. Gigi didn't know much about Plath, but she plunged into Plath's journals and poems, and between the two of us, we gave a great show. Gigi asked me to read a poem I'd found while thumbing through my new Plath collection: "Ode to Ted."
It is, in short, a love poem to her husband, Ted Hughes. And it's beautiful, full of strong and lovely images. I hope I did the reading justice; for my part, I'll confess to getting a bit choked up after reading it aloud.
Gigi played an audio of Plath reading "Daddy," which makes that poem even more haunting. We had a great time discussing Plath, her poems, and poetry in general. I learned a lot, from Plath and from Gigi.
And really...that's my new goal these days - learn as much as I can, about my new life and new things, all the time!
Today, I'm heading to my pal Wayne's store, to see an author I've worked with in the past, Kathryn Cushman. Can't wait to see her - and Wayne!
Have a great Sunday - Kate.
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