Whew! It’s been a
while since I have been on here! But do you wanna know why, huh? Do you wanna
know why?! This summer has been super
busy with writing books and finishing books and helping others get their books
out there and making the Idaho Creative Authors Network’s name known! Those are all great things!! Do I wish there
were more hours in the day and the energy to go with it? You bet I do! But I am so thankful for the opportunities
that have been presented to us this year!
In June, the Idaho Creative Authors Network had an
opportunity to be a part of the Old Fort Boise Days in Parma, Idaho. This was
our first outdoor event so there was a new formula we had to create for times
such as this. That is one thing we have learned as a team. We have hosted
writing conferences and now there is not a lot of planning that has to go into
it; it is just a formula that we plug in and each one of us knows our duties
for the day and how things will be set up.
It took participating in two events (the second was the Ontario Saturday
Market Author Day) for us to get that formula dialed in for outdoor situations.
You have more elements to consider such as the weather (I will talk more about
this in a later blog).
We were blessed this year as far as being able to make
contacts and encourage others in their writing journey. There are so many people out there that want
to write but don’t know what the next step is! Our friend, Phyllis, did a great
job making a board that says: We Have Answers! And yes we do! We can help writers become authors and it is
such a great feeling – for us AND them!
Our trusty right hand woman, Kimbre, came to our last event and showed
us older ladies the new live stream videos you can take from your phone so we
all did our first live advertisement for ICAN. What a thrill!
Well, our year is not over. We have a lot coming up in the
next six months so get your pens and
calendars out now to write these upcoming events down.
NEXT WEEK: Saturday
August 6th, the Idaho Creative Authors Network is hosting a Book
Extravaganza at the Maple Grove Grange Hall in Boise, Idaho located at 11692
West President Drive from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be close to 20
tables filled with over 50 books by local authors! We have been so fortunate to
have the community provide situations for us to make ourselves known that we
want to give back to the author community and let them have that same
opportunity.
NOVEMBER 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. we are
hosting a Holiday Gift and Book Emporium at the Cloverdale Reception Center at
1200 N. Cloverdale Road in Boise, Idaho. This is a perfect time to come and
pick up some unique Christmas gifts for those on your shopping list.
NOVEMBER 5th is also our SECOND Annual Treasure
Valley Writers’ Fest and Writing contest from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the
same Cloverdale Reception Center. We
have the privilege of having three special speakers: Award-winning author,
Conda Douglas, will be speaking on Writing Short to Succeed, Author and Marketing
Strategist, Angela Strong, will be helping us understand the Marketing process
better and Senior Accountant, Jaime Redfern, will be helping us comprehend The
Business Side of Writing. This is a first-class event you will NOT want to
miss. Along with the speakers, the ICAN team will be sharing writing tips which
will spark your interest to ask questions to our panel at the end of evening.
We will have a beautifully catered meal as well as an awards ceremony for our
writing contest winners. The deadline to send in your contest submission is
October 1st. Visit Eventbrite to see the categories and
guidelines for the contest.
DECEMBER 10th three of the ICAN members will be
reading their children’s books at the Ontario Community Library at 388 SW 2nd
Avenue in Ontario, Oregon from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sheila Eismann will be there to read her
book, The Christmas Tin. Carol Green will be reading her book, Gary Learns to
Skate, and I will be there to read my new children’s book The Battle for
Christmas. So be sure to bring your
children and grandchildren!
We look forward to seeing you all and helping you along your
writing journey!
