Attending a science fiction convention while promoting something is a bit different from just hanging around for fun. For one thing I was lugging around my carrying case, just in case I needed to whip out a copies of my books. And I was constantly checking the Freebie tables to replenish the advertising cards I’d made for… Continue reading Walking and Talking
Author: hmelton
Roller Coaster, Take Two
Back in October, I posted about the joys of getting lost in the St. Louis highway system. Well, today I was thinking about how much better this trip was. We took the correct turnoff and arrived at the RV park without a single wrong turn. At least, the first time. We drove over to Collinsville… Continue reading Roller Coaster, Take Two
Fighting Humility
Advertising is hard. Not because it’s hard thinking of clever, eye-catching things to say, but because I was raised to be modest and to avoid bragging on myself. Here I am trying to put my novels in front of as many readers as possible, and I’m stalled out because I can’t bring myself to actually… Continue reading Fighting Humility