On Saturday, December 4 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, MWPA (Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance) member Jeff Foltz will be at the Bangor Public Library and then at the Rockport Public Library from 3:30 PM to 5:00PM with his new historical novel, Birkebeiner.
It has been a real treasure to find other local writers. Even more surprising is the LARGE number of published poets in the state.
Finding "First Readers" has been interesting as well. In addition to the writers in the Writers Group in which I participate, I recently "recruited" a select group of individual "First Readers." These are friends and associates who read mysteries and police procedurals simply as a hobby. After all, these are my would be buyers. Better to find out their thoughts, interests, opinions, etc.
Some seem to devour pages with almost daily - at least weekly - feedback and requests for the next chapter. Others have had personal "bumps in the road" to handle. Afterward they are quick to let me know, they are back at it with their feedback to follow. And others... Well, I'm not quite sure where they are.
This last group are mostly individuals who are still holding down full-time jobs. And we are all happy for them - even for those who could fold-it-up if they wanted. So maybe they are just busy with the business at hand. Who knows. But the one thing I don't do is to push the issue. One of the objectives is to write something the reader doesn't want to put down - can't wait to read the next page. So the absence of feedback is feedback after all.
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